After hours of sewing pleats in by hand, tacking in place , pressing, then removing tack stitches and pressing again..... Oh, I wish I'd known this earlier. Pleats, buttons and pockets have always been my favourite additions to any garment I make. Thank you for sharing.

Wish I had thought of this when making knife pleats for an 1870's wedding dress. Spent days measuring, pinning, pressing, measuring, pinning, pressing. I like your way better, much smarter 😁

@clairezhangyx

3 жыл бұрын

Live and learn! I spent a whole week pleating for my petticoat and only thought of making this board when I had already finished the whole thing :)

Funnily enough, just yesterday I watched a video about artisans making folding paper fans. The flat paper was placed between two pleating boards like this to make the folds. Very interesting process!

Brilliant! I'm 72, started sewing when I was 8, and have never come across a pleating board before. I always keep my mind open for new ideas and am so glad I saw this video!

Genius! I'm saving this one to my sewing techniques playlist in case I ever get the courage to try pleats.

@peggymason7438

Жыл бұрын

Take a chance on practice fabric! You'll be glad you learned something new.

Thank you so much. I’m trying to make David Bowie’s white parachute for my dear neighbour, (she’s going to a 3 day Bowie festival in June at 62years old 🤗👊🏼), and I’m not great at sewing. I’ve had 3 attempts but the pleating foiled me every time. I will try again with at least a little more confidence. ❤️❤️❤️

Girl you just saved me from getting failed at my graduation project. I love you ❤️😭

This is brilliant! I'll definitely give it a try. Thanks so much for sharing your pleater board.

Such good tips--thank you so much! And your finished gown looks amazing!

Great instructions. If you use a plastic spatula or "drywall knife" to shove the fabric into the pocket it's faster. Drywall knives come in several widths, up to 12".

That is so much easier than I thought although still tedious and a lot of work. Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks.

Thank you for this! This is by far the best and easiest pleating-board I've seen!

This is brillant! And as always, you explain it so well!!! Thank’s a lot 💖

Beautifully done. I worked in a dry cleansers in the 80s. Pleated everything was the thing at that time. There is a very good reason a pleated skirt or drapes cost a bit more to press. Very time consuming.

Great job! Helpful extras in the commentary about rulers & credit cards to get a clean 'dip' - so simple, but something I might not think of in the moment. Tasks like this can be hypnotic - in a good and bad way!

That's very clever!! Thank you for sharing this method!

Love it...thanks for this, been thinking about making pleats for a lose fitted trouser and I needed alot of pleats...will try it and post on my channel whenever I get to it...and definitely tag you as my inspiration ❤

This is so clever and must save so much time!! Excited to see the final product :)

Ooh, thank you for the tip about storing the pleated material on the cardboard tube!

This is great, thank you for posting!

Very helpful video. I make pleats at smaller scale like 1:3 to 1:12 and I found several pointers in this video that will make my life easier. Thank you! The resulting gown is also stunning !

Your videos are so calming 😊

Wow! I am impressed with your ingenuity, precision, and perseverance! Kudos to you :-) beautiful dress you were working on

Thank you for this great tutorial! a DIY method is always handy to have!

Omg, I saw something like this in a video about a shop that uses these, but I've never seen anyone use it in a home setting! I love this!! The shop that did this sandwiched the fabric between two layers of paper and then had a special steam room setup to set the pleats into the fabric. Your result looks SO sharp. I'm so impressed omg.

Thank you!!! A million blessings to you this tutorial is a God send!!!!

THIS IS GENIUS!! 🤯💚 Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial - so helpful!! Radha x

What a wonder idea! Thank you for sharing. I enjoy your videos. 🥰

Your dress is amazing!! Love watching these tutorials as I am making my own victorian gown too! Fellow NY'er here as well :)

Beautiful! I will try it out!

This video just saved me! I’m starting a long pleated ruffle and have been trying to decide the best way to go about it. This option is perfect for my needs. Woot! Thank you!!

@CopenhagenDreaming

3 жыл бұрын

This is when the internet is best! Somebody posts something a bit niche - and another person goes "that's just the information I needed!" (Having sewn a fair amount of facemasks in the past year, I now hate pleats. Something like this would have made everything easier and probably given more consistent results.)

yo this came in my feed just in time for a project, this is genius! many thanks

This is actually genius. Thank you for sharing! I would have never thought of any of that. Didn’t think cardstock could be ironed!

I think it’s so amazing what humans can do. I’m still so fascinated with technology despite using it everyday

How beautiful! Thank you so much! I will try today

Greatest way to do pleats I've ever seen!

WOW. That's incredible!!!!

Brilliant! I will try this myself.

That’s BRILLIANT!

That's such a great idea!

this is awesome, thank you so much

Nifty. Thank you!!

I decided to use an awl instead of scissors to mark the lines it works wonders and doesn't hurt my plastic ruler (does have an issue with my desk/sewing machine table, so I added a cloth underneath)

This just changed my life lol wow thank you!

incredible idea , thanks alot😍

This video is so relaxing.

great technique! thanks for sharing

This is genius!

Great trick. Thanks!

Thank you!

Lovely tutorial, thank you! I used the back of the pointy side of a seam ripper to mark the paper and it worked perfectly (in case the scissors against the ruler is a pain in the butt).

Thank-you so much!!!

Wonderful!

Thank you for sharing.

Tgis is genius! I am very impressed

Thank you so much for sharing.

Claire you really are talented & resourceful. I am just a new subscriber. Jia you.

Definitely gonna make one now

Simply amazing

Okay now I want to make something that requires pleats!!

YOU ARE A LIFER SAVER!!!!!!

So good. Thanks for sharing

Brilliant!!!

I love this!!! Im making pleats in mi design for school and that save my life

That is so cool !! Very easy to follow tutorial. Thanks for sharing !!!

So happy to have found this tutorial!! Is super helpful! May I ask what is the exact formula of starch/vinegar you used? thanks!

how creativ ist that 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻

I've enjoyed seeing the progress made. Thanks for sharing.

Genius!

Amazing!

Perfect . Could you please share your ratio of starch/vinegar/water mix. Thank you.

Quite helpful, I just discovered that the secret to long lasting pleat is in starch and white vinegar. Thank you.

Great content thank you. xx

Brilliant. I just made a pleater board recently. But I was unsure how to use it. May I ask the ratio of vinager, starch , water ratio you used to make the pleats stay? I'm using it on polyester organza for a show I'm working on.

this is so genius...

To keep the pleats pleated, you can put a strip of iron on light interfacing down the middle on the back

Nice tutorial! Where were you when I needed this just over a year ago when I started making pleated facemasks? ;-) I'm definitely going to try making a pleat-board for my mask pattern, because nobody deserves the eternal punishment that is measuring, pinning, pressing, measuring, pinning, pressing, repeat...

Brilliant

Lovely

WoW! 😍

I'm so glad I found you on my first attempt. It will make my project so much easier and faster. One question: If you're using double-sided fusible interfacing, how can you iron one side directly onto the interfacing? I must be missing something and this may be a dumb question. But help if you can.

@nicolletteternes4224

9 ай бұрын

It's probably been too long but there's a paper backing on the double sided interfacing

Will this folding pleats stay, are they permanent even if wash? Is there a technique to make them permanent? Thanks for the video.

Please let us know the model / brand iron you used.

Vinegar and starch! What kind of starch? Regular cooking cornstarch?

will the pleats stay after washing the garment?

Can I ask something if wash that 10 times will pleats leave?

Did you finish the dress?

Do you know how to calulate how nuch extra fabric do i need to buy to make it plead? Like if i goona need 30 cm in a straight fabric, how much more do i need to have 30cm worthy of pleaed fabric?

how would you prevent the pleats from weakening or from losing its shape when you wash it in the laundry multiple times? Would it not eventually lose it shape after several usage? beginner sewing student here:,))

a great video. Unfortunately, I couldn't really understand what you used as a mixture to spray over it. I would be happy to hear from you. 🥰😀😀

@clairezhangyx

3 жыл бұрын

water mixed in with starch and vinegar!

I’m really confused, how does it attach to the paper after the interfacing is ironed on? Which side up? In the video it looks like the interfacing side is facing up but if that’s the case then how do you get the pleats?

@clairezhangyx

3 жыл бұрын

the interfacing is double sided

Fantastic! Fan of pleats, just not of making them!

It s very easy when You Pro

Thank you very much for this tutorial. I just didn't understand what type of paper are you using? You said: 'you need two pieces of ..... paper'. But I didn't catch the word🤦‍♀️

@kadeshalee4723

8 ай бұрын

she said card stock paper

Pls anyone say this meterial name😭

never did see the completed dress

ABSOLUTELY STELLAR IDEA!!!!

Seeing the math she was doing in the beginning unsettled me a bit. Then I remembered that I am an Engineering student and I can do most of that math. Perhaps then I can just engineer the pleats? Perhaps I am studying engineering to follow my calling of making pleats!

1:10 or you could use a bone folder

Quite amazing to view 😇🤓🧕🏿🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈👌🏾