Consistent, repetitive pleating is done with a hand or mechanical pleater. It probably turned with a crank which pressed the pleats into the fabric as it moved through. It would have been heated someway and the starched fabric would have been damp going through. The heat of the pleaters would dry the fabric and set the pleats.
I have a small hand pleating device that is to be heated in the oven before use. A larger device might have a hollow center where glowing coals could be inserted Alice in Oregon ----- Original Message ---- Subject: [lace] Yellow Lace, Molds & Flax Is it my imagination that there would be molds to shape some of these ruffs, just as a milliner would have a hat form? Many of them have a strikingly repetitive pattern, though working by hand would be difficult and hard to make consistent along with thread thickness and density of work. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
