If you need to make a lot of one-sided folds of the same size, you should use the grandmother's method - to lay the folds using the most ordinary fork, quickly and very conveniently!
This simple way will greatly facilitate the work if you often decorate your products with lush ruffles with pleats.
Using an example of a dress with a wide pleated ruffle, we show how to use a fork to make folds.
Step 1
Cut out the details of the frill of the required width - several identical stripes. Stitch them in short cuts in one strip. Sew the seams on an overlock or in a zigzag stitch. Iron.
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Step 2
Put the frill detail under the foot of the sewing machine and sew two or three stitches at the beginning of the stitch.
Step 3
Take the fork and thread the fabric between the upper and second prongs.
Step 4
Turn the fork towards yourself until it lies flat on the platform of the machine, while forming a crease.
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Step 5
If necessary, adjust the fabric so that the fold lies flat and close to the foot.
Step 6
Holding the crease with your left hand, carefully remove the fork.
Step 7
Sew a crease.
Step 8
Do the remaining folds in exactly the same way.
Step 9
When all the pleats are ready, compare the length of the resulting frill with the length of the bottom of the dress. If the sizes match, grind the frill into a ring and sew to the bottom of the dress.
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Advice:
Depending on the model, folds can be made narrower and more frequent, or vice versa, or they can be made in the other direction.
Source and photo: seamlybehaviour.blogspot.com
