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Tips From Trudy on Controlling Puckering in Permanent Press Fabrics
A reader asks how to avoid puckers when sewing wash and wear fabrics. Follow simple tips: choose a pattern with few seams, fit well, cut pieces accurately, ease tensions, test with laundering, use 10 to 12 stitches per inch, pick a fine sharp needle size 11 for light to medium cottons, use mercerized or core thread, select synthetic tape zippers, ease zipper tape during insertion, press with steam setting, and slow sewing pace to reduce puckering.