{"id":191,"date":"2022-08-16T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T06:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/en\/?p=191"},"modified":"2022-07-20T10:47:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T08:47:54","slug":"sewing-stitched-pleats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/en\/allgemein\/sewing-stitched-pleats\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewing Stitched Pleats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4073 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Gesteppte-Falten-naehen_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1181\" height=\"1090\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_399\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-399 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"907\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stitched pleats are shown in figure 1. Stitched pleats are a versatile detail used for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Waist darts<\/li>\n<li>Adding width<\/li>\n<li>Decorative element<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_400\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-400 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"534\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">2<\/span> <span class=\"ee-fotocredit\"> (Photo Credit: \u00a9 CATWALKPIX.COM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mark the position of the pleats with a few lines on the wrong side of the fabric:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two horizontal lines for the height of the pleats at the beginning and the end<\/li>\n<li>Two vertical lines indicating the pleat fold and the pleat middle line (figure 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_401\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-401 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"658\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">3<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_402\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-402 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"703\" height=\"903\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">4<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Place the fabric right sides together at the pleat fold and sew along the marked pleat lines, starting and ending at the horizontal marking lines (figures 3 and 4). First press the pleats upright, and then press the seam allowances to one side. The direction the pleat depends on the design and the pleat position.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_403\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-403 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"673\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">5<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Usually press all seam allowances of darts, pleats and split seams towards the middle of the respective piece. Topstitch the pleats 0.2 cm away from the sewing line (figure 5). If the topstitching seam is narrow (0.1 cm to 0.2 cm), it can run directly on the folding stitching line.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_404\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/06\/6-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"973\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">6<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If the topstitching seam is wider (0.5-0.7 cm), taper the stitching at the beginning and end \u2013 these two options are shown in figure 6.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_405\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-405 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/06\/7-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"692\" height=\"830\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">7<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The inside of the garment is shown in figure 7 and 8. You can also use this effect vice versa: sew the folds on the outside instead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_406\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"732\" height=\"779\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">8<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Usually press all seam allowances of darts, pleats and split seams towards the middle of the respective piece. 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