I thought it would be best to start pleat week off with a little pleat dictionary. There are lots of types of pleats and they all have different names. In order to, you know, pleat with authority, we gotta get the lingo right. These are the most basic pleats, most of which will come up a few times during the pleat weeks.
There are lots more, too! Honeycomb pleats(based from pintucks), fluted pleats, plisse pleats, heat set pleats, and about million other kinds using in drapery.
What is your favorite type of pleat?
That’s all for today, see you tomorrow for some pleated tutorials!
Jennifer
08/08 at 10:26 PMCan’t get enough pin tucks!
mrsmeghan
08/08 at 11:55 PMHey Kate,
I’m watching The September Issue, and they showed your favorite Alice in Wonderland spread. It was beautiful!
-Meghan
Shelley
08/09 at 2:10 AMEeee!!! I’m excited about pleat week :D
superh2ogirl
08/09 at 5:08 PMThat’s a great little education about pleats! I love it! Thank you
Hungarican Chick
08/11 at 1:57 AMHello, my name is The Hungarican Chick, and I am a pathological knife-pleater. I just made a historic regency gown, with two widths of fabric pleated into the back of it. You can see it here:
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