Hiya,
I am also working on a Tudor gown where I was also planning on doing a rolled
pleat. I did my kirtle in a simple rolled pleat, and I know what you mean by it
dropping straight from the waistline. I haven't noticed the horizontal
wrinkling, as the pleats are in the back, and I can't
Hiya,
You are thinking along the same thoughts as me on the shaping to achieve the
rolled look without the horizontal pull, I can't wait to see finished
pictures, so few people do this time period!
As for the stuffing and possible ridge line, if you allow for the most
stuffing at the point
A feature common to a lot of the dresses in my era/area is a row of pleats
falling from the waist at the back (but not the front or sides). I've been
using rolled pleats taken in a rectangular piece of fabric for this, and
they do a generally good jpb of giving the right look. But I've become
I looked thru the Met's online info, and couldn't find the base. Can you offer
guidance?
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. Can you offer
guidance?
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From: WickedFraumailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Organ pipe pleats
I'm not sure if you want organ pipe pleating or rolled pleats
Has anyone on the list managed to find any examples of organ-pipe (rolled)
pleating prior to the 18th century? I agree that many of the styles of 15th
and 16th century clothing look like they use them, but for the life of me
(and despite two trips to Europe), I haven't been able to find any
I'm not sure if you want organ pipe pleating or rolled pleats
documentation, but if it is the former, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
has a military base which is organ pipe pleated (Early 16th century).
Blanche Paynes History of Costume has a discussion and a pattern for
it. I've spent some
http://costume.dm.net/pleats/
http://www.heatherspages.net/images/flemish/rolled%20pleats.jpg
http://home.znet.com/savaskan/germans/images/gerry-5.jpg
I'll have to poke around for my tutorial on rolled pleatsI know I
took the pictures for it...but I don't see it on my website...could have
