Before elastic, which stitching technique gathered fabric to allow for stretching? (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMOCKING Before elastic, which stitching technique gathered fabric to allow for stretching? (8) (8)
7% SHIRR Gather fabric on elastic (5) (5)
4% LETS Allows (4) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
4% AGES Quite a stretch (4) LA Times Daily Sep 6, 2025
4% BATIK Dyeing technique (5) New York Times Sep 4, 2025
4% SAG Lose elasticity, as an old mattress (3)
4% SUTURE Surgical stitch (6) The Times Concise Sep 2, 2025
4% EKE Stretch (out) (3) Puzzler Backwords Aug 28, 2025
4% SPAN Stretch across (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
4% PERMIT Allow (6) Commuter Aug 27, 2025
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