This tutorial uses the distinctive ruffler foot
and you can read a post all about making ruffles with it here. Or you can just stay on this page and read on.
handmade pleated trim
You can buy premade trim, but where’s the fun in that? Here’s a super easy way to make your own:
Start by ripping or cutting 2 1/2″ strips from basic cotton material.
Sew them together at the short edge and press open seam allowance.
Your strip should be twice as long as you want the trim to be.
Press in half longways.
Baste top edges together. This will just keep the strip straight when you’re pleating it.
Next, whip out your ruffler foot. Here’s a post about the ruffler foot. We’ll call it a pleater today.
To make your depth more of a pleat than a ruffle, adjust the orange knob between 4 and 8. I used 8 for this tutorial.
Then adjust the frequency to every 6 stitches.
Make sure your needle is centered and run your strip through the pleater.
When you’re finished the strip will look like more of a ruffle. But don’t worry! Press those pleats down and you’ll have something like this:
Now it’s all ready to add to anything! Like a cute little dress:
Amazing! What would you add it to?
This is great! I’d love to add some of that to a lot of things. Maybe a cute little clutch, or a shirt.
I think, especially with that fabric, that it would look so cute around a vintage-looking baby blanket.
That ruffler foot can definitely make life less stressful while sewing ;)