Ruching (also spelled Rouching) is a French word which means to plait. It is a very ancient sewing technique. A strip of fabric or ribbon is gathered in a repeat pattern and as the gathering thread is drawn up the strip forms scallops or petals. Throughout history ruching has been an embellishment or trim on women's clothing often seen on a neckline, sleeve, hem or bonnet.
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Denise Vasi waves hello in a blue Nicole Miller dress. Victoria Rowell also in Nicole Miller opts for a champagne color. These two ruched dresses appeared on the Red Carpet at the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards.
This Ruched dress is from Dunnes Stores but I decided to add it to my blog to show how you can create patterns using Ruching.
Corrie Nielsen Autumn/Winter 2011
In this dress the Ruching is more focused and only appears on the neckline of this dress.
-Sinéad
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