Making Pleats - Pleats 4 ways.

Learn how to make pleats for your gown by hand, from simple Knife Pleats through to Fancy Origami Box Pleats. Pleats are a staple of historical costume, often seen on Victorian gowns for embellishment. They are also a useful construction element, allowing you to gather fabric neatly to the top, to splay as it descends.
This tutorial will show you how to make:
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Knife Pleats
06:40 Twisted Knife Pleats
08:53 Box Pleats
11:34 Fancy Origami Box Pleat.
If this video is helpful to you, you might like the other videos in this series:
- How to make a pleating board ( • Pleating Boards Made E... )
- Poufs, Ruching and Piping - Making Victorian Trim ( • Poufs, Ruching and Pip... )
Sources:
School of Historical Dress theschoolofhistoricaldress.org...
Hecklingers ladies garments: archive.org/stream/hecklinger...
Embellishments - Constructing Victorian Detail by Astrida Schaeffer amzn.to/3fgywRc (affiliate link)
Equipment I use (Affiliate Links):
- Camera : amzn.to/33c2ofa
Music from Epidemic sound
(referral link) www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
A walk on the Mile - John Utah

[@sallythekolcat]

that twisted knife pleat looks like it it could help a summer wight fabric with skirt volume or stiffness. thank you, you're giving me great ideas

[@bekytg9393]

Thank you. The last fancy box pleat reminds me of origami. Thank you for sharing.

[@Griiisetryne]

Oh, I'm putting the last pleat style on everything from now on 😍

[@LadyBeatrixMcCormick]

Thank you for such a clear demonstration! I cried trying to make box pleats once and vowed never to try again. I do believe I'm ready to conquer the dreaded beast now. It's also nice to know my brain isn't the only one that gets overloaded and needs to be zen to accomplish the fiddly bits.

[@crochet_kat]

Thank you for explaining this so well. I found it both interesting and relaxing to watch.

[@accessoryqueen1]

That last pleat is AWESOME!!!!

[@accessoryqueen1]

Def. worth making a pleating board!

[@Bharathicreatives]

Thk u so much for clear demonstration

[@HumdingerGraphics]

Love these different pleats. 💞 The fancy box pleat is beautiful. Thank you. ❣️

[@brigidscaldron]

That was brilliant! Ty!

[@barbaraleaweaver-mercado1820]

Thank you so much for this. I keep watching over and over.

[@Mommamacnz]

Those are such gorgeous pleats. Thank you for the how to do them.

[@Nerdygoddess]

Well... madly in love with pleats, and I have a Rococo Uk'otoa cosplay idea.

[@MommyOfZoeAndLiam]

Whispers uk'otoa, uk'otoa, uk'otoa.....

[@lamsing2u]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@skirtedgalleons]

Wow, just found this. Thank you!

[@ambrosiata]

You make it look so easy.

[@PlanetYokoshima]

You're sun and clear xD thanksss

[@nevem5010]

✨