Elastic-Nähgarn

Elastic sewing thread stretches with the fabric. It lets you close stretchy seams without an overlocker – and above all it creates the gathered panels known from shirring.

  • Stretchy
  • For shirring
  • In the bobbin
Elastic Sewing Thread
Prym Elastic-Nähfaden schwarz, Nähfaden von Prym
Prym sewing thread 0,5 mm 20 m in Black
Prym sewing thread in Black is listed here with its full details. It measures Ø 0.5 mm × 20 m. The pack holds 20 m. Made for sewing and needlework.
3,40 EUR
0,17 EUR per meters
incl. 19% tax excl. Shipping costs
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Prym Elastic-Nähfaden weiß, Nähfaden von Prym
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Prym sewing thread 0,5 mm 20 m in White
Prym sewing thread in White is listed here with its full details. It measures Ø 0.5 mm × 20 m. The pack holds 20 m. Made for sewing and needlework.
3,40 EUR
0,17 EUR per meters
incl. 19% tax excl. Shipping costs
Pcs.:
 
Prym Nähgarn Nr. transparent, Nähfaden von Prym
Prym sewing thread 70 200m in Transparent
Prym sewing thread in Transparent is listed here with its full details. It measures 200 m. The pack holds 200 m. Made for sewing and needlework.
4,30 EUR
0,02 EUR per meters
incl. 19% tax excl. Shipping costs
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Prym Elastic-Nähfaden Hellgrau, Nähfaden von Prym
Prym sewing thread 0,5 mm 20 m in Grey
Prym sewing thread in Grey is listed here with its full details. It measures Ø 0.5 mm × 20 m. The pack holds 20 m. Made for sewing and needlework.
3,40 EUR
0,17 EUR per meters
incl. 19% tax excl. Shipping costs
Pcs.:
 
Prym Elastic-Nähfaden Sand, Nähfaden von Prym
Prym sewing thread 0,5 mm 20 m in Sand
Prym sewing thread in Sand is listed here with its full details. It measures Ø 0.5 mm × 20 m. The pack holds 20 m. Made for sewing and needlework.
3,40 EUR
0,17 EUR per meters
incl. 19% tax excl. Shipping costs
Pcs.:
 
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For shirring the thread goes in the bobbin while ordinary thread stays in the needle. Little happens while sewing; the panel only draws together when you press it with steam afterwards.

Wind the bobbin by hand and without tension. Thread wound by machine is already stretched and loses exactly the power that matters later.

The stitch length should be a little longer than usual. Stitches that are too short barely gather, as the thread has no room to contract between them.

For straight seams in jersey it is only a stopgap. A stretch stitch or an overlocker holds better there, because they spread the strain.

Good to know

How do I shirr with elastic thread?

Wind the bobbin by hand without tension and sew several parallel rows with it in the bobbin. Then press with steam – only then does the panel draw together.

Why do I have to wind by hand?

Because the machine stretches the thread while winding. It then sits stretched on the bobbin and can no longer contract – the shirring simply does not happen.

Can I sew ordinary jersey seams with it?

As a stopgap yes, permanently no. A stretch stitch or an overlocker holds better, because the strain is spread across several threads.