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Cut or tear the fabric....
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10-20-2010, 08:00 AM
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bakermom
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When I learned to smock I was told to tear the panel strip to get a straight grain to pleat. Tearing fabric used to be a common practice when you bought fabric. I think the practice went out when knits became popular.
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