CUTTING SPIRAL PLEATS FROM SLIP

CUTTING SPIRAL PLEATS FROM SLIP

1. DETERMINING THE DIAGONAL – You can get a long pleat this way, from the slant in one piece. We take a rectangle of fabric with evenly trimmed edges and fold it diagonally like this, so that the short side touches the adjacent one. We iron and cut the fabric along this line.

2. Sewing parts – We connect the cut-off triangle with the rest of the fabric (right sides together), juxtaposing the shorter sides of the rectangle, to obtain a diamond shape after sewing. We sew these sides with a flat stitch in the distance 6 mm from the edges and straighten the seam.

3. MARKING BANDS – We put the rhombus obtained after sewing it with the right side up. We draw lines parallel to the diagonal at intervals equal to the width of the trim we need, To mark the strips, we use a tailor's soap or a pencil and a ruler.

4. FORMING A ROLLER – We fold the rhombus of the material with the right side to the center, juxtaposing the ends of the drawn stripes, but yes, to move them one by one. This way we get a spiral. We bind the edges together like this, to form a cylinder. We turn the right side out.

5. PLEAT CUT – We check and turn the roller inside out, we baste the seam and sew with a flat stitch in the distance 6 mm from the edge. We iron the seam flat. Starting at one end, we cut the entire cylinder in a spiral. We will get one long strip.