Ruching is a pleating or ruffling technique of taking equal, measured stitches diagonally across a narrow piece of trim in a zig-zag pattern and gathering the fabric along the seam line, straightening out the seam. The result is equally-sized puffs of fabric on both sides of a central seam, each side offset from the other by half the length of the zig-zag.
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| The orange yarn marks the ruching path |
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| The blueish yarn marks the ruching path |
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| The gathering (ruching) thread has been drawn straight. |
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| Starbella Flash drawn up on ruching thread |
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Another method is to slip stitch along the ruching lines. This creates an equally measured path along which the yarn can be easily folded, creating two overlapping rows of petals.
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Top: Starbella Flash trimmed in Lily Daisy #30 crochet cotton
Bottojm: Trendsetter Flamenco trimmed in Velnette |
When wrapped spirally, ruched ruffle yarn makes a distinctive ruched rose.
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