In period they would often run a line of stitching on the backside of the pleating, catching each interior fold. There would be one or multiple rows of this stitching, unseen from the outside, which would keep the inner edge of the fold in place.
Katy On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 12:07 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, I bought material to make my first bustle dress, I am going to > try and emulate a gown I have in a La Mode Parisiennes fashion plate > from 1880 with consideration of Edna Pontellier's white cotton ensemble > at the beginning of Grand Isle. > What I am trying to get down is how to do knife pleating. I have read > many different instructions on how to make the pleats, but how can one > acheive a sharp pleat that holds through the whole length to the bottom > edge? The material I am using is like a lightly woven, delicately > stiffened, cotton linen with mild sheen to it and can imagine it would > crease well but how can I get it to hold the shape? I have heard of > permanent press, is there a chemical used professionally to create > permanent creases? > > Justine. > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
