shirring

{{Short description|Gathering fabric with multiple rows of stitching}}

{{About|the sewing technique|the method of cooking eggs|Shirred eggs}}Shirring is a decorative sewing technique that involves stitching together many rows of gathered fabrics.{{Cite book |last=Singer |first=Margo |url=http://archive.org/details/textileartsmulti0000sing |title=Textile arts : multicultural traditions |date=1990 |publisher=Radnor, PA : Chilton Book ; London : A & C Black |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-8019-8122-7 |pages=109}} Shirring reduces the size of the original fabric while adding texture to the resulting decorative fabric.{{Cite book |last=Wolff |first=Colette |url=http://archive.org/details/artofmanipulatin0000wolf |title=The art of manipulating fabric |date=1996 |publisher=Iola, WI : Krause Publications |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-8019-8496-9 |pages=28, 29}} File:Shirr (PSF).png

In sewing, shirring is two or more rows of gathers that are used to decorate parts of garments, usually the sleeves, bodice or yoke. The term is also sometimes used to refer to the 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.[https://cgelves.com/how-to-create-a-shirring-effect-for-digital-3d-clothing-models/ "How to Create Shirring for Digital 3D Clothing"]