I'm not sure of the gown you will be trying to interpret; most dresses I have seen first hand have the pleating around the underskirt; usually 8/12 ". There is a pleater board that Clotilda carries that does the pleating so quicklyfor this width. .It is a square with "pockets" that you stuff and press. The first time I used it i said "yeah shure" and was surprised to have four yards pleated whith in an hour...a job that usually meant a whole day involvement. just remember that the fabric being pleated is hemmed in advance!! I used spraystarch for a crisp finish and this held up pretty much through the drycleaning.
I vaguely remember seeing the device produced for 30"? Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <h-costume@mail.indra.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 12:07 AM Subject: [h-cost] Knife pleating: > 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 > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
