Re: [lace-chat] pleated gathering?

[Martha Krieg]

I think you mean cartridge pleating. What you need is four or five 
rows of parallel hand stitching, each stitch about 1/4" or 3/16" 
long, and the rows of stitching no more than 1/4 to 3/8" apart, with 
the "under" stitch on each row at the same mark.  You have to mark 
the lines, and preferably also mark the stitch positions.  I've done 
it on the Folkwear dirndl, and it came out really well. Use 
button-and-carpet thread, and leave a long tail on each end. Then 
pull them up, and tie pairs of the gathering threads together.
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