Ruching Fabric: Ruche Clothing Tips and Tricks | Fashion Sewing

Learn the ins and outs of ruching fabric the easy way. With this simple sewing technique, you can transform your clothes into sophisticated pieces. Get inspiration on how to ruche clothing here.

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Easy Guide to Ruching Fabric to Transform Your Garments

Ruching Fabric Guide

Ruching clothing is great for creating illusions of curves on its wearer. With a few twists and turns of the fabric in strategic places, flatter your body with clothes.

I just love how simple this technique is. And the result it brings to clothes is just amazing. Read some of my tips on how to master ruching fabric to bring out the best in your clothes.

Tips for a Dress – Side Seam

This dress features ruching at the side seam, which runs from the waistline to its hem.

As you gather the fabric of your dress for ruching, the fabric inches up, leaving with you a shorter dress. To avoid this, choose a really long dress to ruche the side seam. This way, you won't get too surprised with a dress shorter than what you intended.

Tip: Finding the perfect dress length is key!

Tips for Swimwear

A swimsuit with ruching on its sides creates an illusion of curves on anyone's body. With a good sturdy thread, you can save yourself from the frustration of a thread breaking midway. The neoprene material of your swimsuit will thank you for not ruining it.

Of course, the result compliments your figure nicely! You're welcome.

Tips for a Coat

The ruching on this coat creates a focal point on the fabric, creating an illusion of shape. Consider a ruching done sloppily on it, moving to and fro. Wouldn't that look really tacky and ill-made?

So when ruching fabric, make sure to pull as tightly as you can. This secures your ruffles, preventing them from moving about and around.

Ruching for an Asymmetrical Ruched Skirt

This skirt looks great with its asymmetrical cut and ruching on its sides. But if your ruffles ate the length of your hem, you might end up with a kitschy looking skirt. To prevent your dress from looking tacky, adjust the hem to the right length.

Tips for a Bodice

One great use of ruching is in creating fancy wedding gowns. This bodice uses a pin-tuck to guide its sewer in creating a ruching that looks heavenly on the gown. With a few pins and well-distanced ruffles, you can sew it into your dress to make it look more formal.

Tips for Tops

You can use ruching in shaping simple tops to match your curves.

For this top, there is a running ruching starting from the shoulder and the breast. In sewing long sections of ruching like these, break them down into smaller segments. This way when your thread breaks, you wouldn't have to start all over again.

For a more in-depth guide on how to sew a ruched crop top from an old shirt, here's a tutorial video from Jess Dang: