how do you determine how large a pleat should be? Is it just trial and error or is there a better was to determine how much much material you need, or how to get a section of material pleated correctly to have an even pleat in a section?
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Re: question on pleating
Tue, March 18, 2008 - 9:47 PMGenerally, it is kind of trial and error, but I have a pleating foot on my sewing machine(awesome), so I do a test strip and measure before and after to determine the overall shortening....half, third, quarter? Pleating foots rule, unless you want really super deep pleats or boxpleats, of course. I have no idea if that just helped you or not. hee hee.... meowwww -
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Re: question on pleating
Wed, March 19, 2008 - 12:53 AMSometimes I'll draw the style lines on the first draft of my pattern ...the spacing of the pleats... then figure out the amount I need to add, cut out & expand the pattern ... other times, I drape directly with muslin, then even things out while creating the pattern..
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