Ruching

Definition: Ruching

June 8, 2007

Ruching

(Also spelled rouching) n. 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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16 Comments

saurabhk28 4 years 35 weeks

Can any one help me with achieveing dense and even ruching and how to make it stay in a corset or a body hugging piece

rb24 5 years 50 weeks

reminds me of that dress Natalie Portman wore a few weeks ago

Bellatrix 5 years 50 weeks

I forgot to rectify something about this article in my first comment : "rucher" does not exist in French though! It is not a verb (to plait), it's just a noun. ;-)

Bellatrix 5 years 50 weeks

I forgot to rectify something about this article in my first comment : "rucher" does not exist in French though! It is not a verb (to plait), it's just a noun. ;-)

Bellatrix 5 years 50 weeks

Those are "ruches" (plaits) in French... I love this Elijah top but it seems to be quite difficult to wear well (a certain morphology, perfect skinny jeans, high heels, etc).

Bellatrix 5 years 50 weeks

Those are "ruches" (plaits) in French... I love this Elijah top but it seems to be quite difficult to wear well (a certain morphology, perfect skinny jeans, high heels, etc).

SarahwithanH 5 years 50 weeks

I have a couple of Elijah tops and they are to die for! I'm a HUGE fan. My fave site for Elijah is Rarechic.com (www.rarechic.com). Neimans also has some too (www.neimanmarcus.com).