Hi Everyone! This week I have a PDF handout for you, you can grab it in the SWC Bonuses Section. It's an excerpt from my Sewing book and includes a step by step tutorial for forming knife pleats, box pleats, and a fun practice project incorporating the knife pleat.
My best advice with pleats is. - practice, practice, practice! Play around with a few of the methods shown in the videos last week to determine which pleating method works for you. You can use both knife pleats and box pleats to add interest and variety to many different types of designs!
Week Two Task:
- Try out the box pleat. Look for a design that includes this type of pleat to practice.
- Take a look at the practice project included in the PDF. It shows how to insert a pleated accent strip into an existing pillowcase. How else do you think you could use this type of design accent? Look for a way to incorporate this into a clothing design - like a skirt accent or maybe a dress waistband? The choice is yours - have fun with adding pleats!
- Jump over the SWC Facebook Group for conversation and project sharing.
Next Tuesday - Part 3: We'll go deeper with hands-on demonstrations.
Be sure to watch the videos posted last week, there were several posted. I've included them down at the bottom of this post as well, just in case :)
Patterns Used For this Topic:
Liberty Jane Pleated Skirt 18" Dolls
Liberty Jane Pleated Skirt 14-14.5" Dolls
Liberty Jane Piccadilly Peacoat 18" Dolls
Liberty Jane Piccadilly Peacoat 14-14.5" Dolls
Liberty Jane Piccadilly Peacoat 16" Ellowyne Wilde Dolls
Liberty Jane Piccadilly Peacoat 18" BFC, Inc. Dolls
Liberty Jane Harper Skirt 18" Dolls
Liberty Jane Steam Skirt 18" Dolls
Liberty Jane Steam Skirt 18" BFC, Ink. Dolls
Liberty Jane Steam Skirt 16" Ellowyne Wilde Dolls
Liberty Jane Cosplay Day Dress 18" Dolls
How To Sew Knife Pleats - Part 1 Machine Secret Tip:
Part 2 - How To Make A Pleating Board:
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Lisa
March 28, 2021
The PDF pleating tutorials are no longer in the SWC Bonuses section. I realize this is an older topic, but still very important! Is there a way to get the PDF’s?