This must mean tiny knife pleats....think the underside of a mushroom cap. At home you might get the effect by taking the finished strip and sewing in tiny full return pleats at the hem and the end to be sewn to the chemisette, then pinning it taught to the ironing board so the pleats run the full width, and then steaming them in and finally actually touching the hot iron to the fabric to get a crisp pleat. Then take the sewing out of the hem. This is not unlike "primitive pleating" where you gather both ends of the fabric, wet it in boiling hot water, roll the gathered piece up and hang it with a weight at the bottom to keep it taught while it dries. But this does not create crisp even pleats.... more like a one way crinkle.
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