Shirring

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Shirring is a decorative sewing technique that involves stitching together many rows of gathered fabrics.[1] Shirring reduces the size of the original fabric while adding texture to the resulting decorative fabric.[2]

A close up of the shirr on the blouse

In sewing, shirring is two or more rows of

pleats seen in stage curtains
.

In the construction of digital 3D clothing shirring can be accomplished by applying a displacement map or normal map when rendering the digital clothing models in a render engine.[3]

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