Slim trouble zones with great details such as shirring, draping and mesh inserts. From Wordnik.com. [Daytona Beach News-Journal Online] Reference
I love that sort of cut with the shirring on the back. From Wordnik.com. [Stripes done right. - A Dress A Day] Reference
I'm also impressed by the shirring of the shoulder seam. From Wordnik.com. [October 2006] Reference
The shirring was stressful – I did it by hand in the end. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
The photographers snapped some shots, tiny electric motors shirring quietly. From Wordnik.com. [Cellphone Girl (Part II)] Reference
Machine work: Plain stitching, tucking, shirring, bias strips stitched on material. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of a Trade School] Reference
There was a tiny shirring noise and she tumbled through the fabric onto soft grass. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » Eternal Franchise, 11.1 of 31.1] Reference
There are very many ways of preparing eggs -- by frying, baking, poaching, shirring, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885] Reference
The attention to details ... the shirring, the draping and the utter GLAMOUR of the days gone by. From Wordnik.com. [Jen of MOMSPatterns - A Dress A Day] Reference
As it turned to sweep the intervening space between the lines, the whisper rose to a shirring hiss. From Wordnik.com. [Life in a Tank] Reference
She eased into a second gown, this one also strapless, but with a lace bodice and shirring across the waist. From Wordnik.com. [The Ultimate Millionaire]
DINNER TIME IS NOW, GRL, KTG, Afra added to the 'dinis who hadn't looked up from their shoving and shirring. From Wordnik.com. [Damia's Children]
The first shirring or gathering should be one-half inch from the edge, the additional threads should be run in evenly every half inch. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
Both involve cooking an egg out of its shell, but shirring involves oven-baking it - in UK English, "baked egg" - while poaching involves cooking it in or over actively boiling water. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: COOKING TERMS.] Reference
These Fortuny tea gowns slip over the head with no opening but the neck, with its silk shirring cord by means of which it can be made high or low, at will; they come in black gold and the tones of old Venetian dyes. From Wordnik.com. [Fortuny’s “Delphos” Gown | Edwardian Promenade] Reference
These Fortuny tea gowns slip over the head with no opening but the neck, with its silk shirring cord by means of which it can be made high or low, at will; they come in black, gold and the tones of old Venetian dyes. From Wordnik.com. [Woman as Decoration] Reference
Kempelen, though not shirring Worousky's enthusiasm, was obliged to yield. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Robert-Houdin]
Pleating, shirring and quilting have replaced heavy jewellery and hardware. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Straight across the pond she went, her toes shirring the water, and up and up and up - then off. From Wordnik.com. [Angel Island] Reference
Not so much: Fans of the simplest shirt construction may not like the shirring at the neck on this top. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
Long elbow cuffs, and above them two beautiful puffs divided by rows of shirring and bows of brown-silk ribbon. From Wordnik.com. [Anne of Green Gables] Reference
Long elbow cuffs, and above them two beautiful puffs divided by rows of shirring and bows of brown silk ribbon. From Wordnik.com. [Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908] Reference
One dress, in midnight blue, had a sheer black lace bodice, capelet and overlay, side shirring, pink peplum and a bow on each hip. From Wordnik.com. [The latest WWD Headlines] Reference
The newcomer was gorgeously arrayed in a pale blue summer silk, puffed, frilled, and shirred wherever puff, frill, or shirring could possibly be placed. From Wordnik.com. [Anne of Avonlea] Reference
The bride, escorted by her father, wore a strapless natural, silk gown with a sculptured bodice detailed with vertical shirring to the empire and asymmetrical, crossover draping on the midriff. From Wordnik.com. [theadvertiser.com -] Reference
Adorable with denim, this Floral Plaid Top features a sheer chiffon fabric, floral and plaid prints, crochet flower trim, surplice V neck, elastic cuffed 3/4 sleeves, shirring details, and a back tie. From Wordnik.com. [grat.uito.us] Reference
Plus the videos will be all together so it is easier to watch.www. fashion.lovesewing.com Each month there will be a specific blog about particular techniques such as button holes, zippers, shirring etc. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to M&S selling extra-big school uniforms for obese children] Reference
A young Toronto poet who had learned the trick of buttering an envelope and in it neatly shirring an egg over a gas jet was first reminded that he was four weeks behind in his rent and then sadly yet firmly ejected from the top-floor skylight room. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Made Good] Reference
That will do for the shirring, won't it, mother? ". From Wordnik.com. [Suzanna Stirs the Fire] Reference
I really like the shirring. From Wordnik.com. [Ahead of the (bust) curve - A Dress A Day] Reference
Miss Grayson does up the puffs on a shirring cord, then you can let them out in the washing. ". From Wordnik.com. [A Little Girl in Old Salem] Reference
You will be surprised to see how much I know about piping hems and gathering arm-holes and shirring biases, "began Dr. Alec, patting a pile of muslin, cloth and silk with a knowing air. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Cousins] Reference
Butter four or five shirring-dishes. From Wordnik.com. [Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes] Reference
Then of her mending -- shirring socks!. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Dale's Camping Days] Reference
Trimmed skirts: Slip stitching; milliner's and flat folds; covering buttonholes; binding, shirring, cording, tucking, piping, facing, braiding. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of a Trade School] Reference
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