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Originally Posted by Beatrix
I tried using pliers and squashing the end down and pulling slowly, but it quickly reverted to a round shape.
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Maybe I am misunderstanding what you wrote, are you squashing the "end" of the gather or the whole gather?
The whole gather should be squished to a flat lollipop about 3 mm thick, then heated up gently just enough to pull but not enough for it to "gather" round again. Wait a few seconds for a "skin" to form on the gather (the surface a bit cooler than the inside) and pull slowly.
The flat ribbon that results is really oval in cross section but is wider than thick so it reads as flat with rounded edges.
Darrell