I-6A Instructions For Perfect Pleating Tapes (DYC85 & DYC86) 1) Cut a strip of fabric at least three times the finished length, twice the finished width plus 1" for seam allowance. 2 x Finished Width + 1"
Finished Finished 3 x Finished Length Width Pleat Width Pleat Width Width
2) Fold fabric strip length wise, press and serge the raw 3) Stick the tape along the fabric strip, about 1/2" to 3/4" edge. away from the raw edge. Make sure the arrows on the Choose the appropriate sticky tape, only pay attention tape point towards the left. Cut the tape off the roll. to the color designated for the desired pleat width (See 1 3 3 ~ /2" to /4" 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 the table below). For example, to make /4" pleats, use 2 Blue/Black tape. Ignore the black part, pay attention to the Blue lines only. Pleat Width Which Tape to Use 3 /4" use Blue lines on Blue/Black tape(DYC85) If you prefer pleating while stitching, skip step 4a or 4b 1" use Pink lines on Pink/Green tape(DYC86) and go to 4c or 4d on next page. Otherwise continue to 1 1/2" use Black lines on Blue/Black tape(DYC85) step 4a or 4b. 2" use Green lines on Pink/Green tape(DYC86) Important: To make knife pleats, trim the Remove the sticky tape as soon as pleating is done.
tape at line 1. To make box Do not leave the sticky tape on fabric for more than
pleats, trim the tape at line 3. 2 three days.
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2 Trim here for making knife pleats 4b) To Make Box Pleats, Trim here for Work from left to right. Pinch up and crease at the first making box pleats line 1, fold to meet line 2. Pin the pleat.
4a) To Make Knife Pleats, 1 3 2 3 3 1 Work from left to right. Pinch up and crease at the first line 2 3, fold past line 2, meet line 3 with line 1.
A B 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 Pinch up and crease at the next line 3, fold to meet the same line 2. Pin the pleat. Repeat until the entire fabric A B strip is pleated.
Use straight pin to pin the 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 pleat. Repeat the process 3 until the entire fabric strip is pleated. C C D
Straight stitch Straight stitch along 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 along the raw the3 raw edge. edge. Remove Remove the tape the tape and the and the straight pins. D straight pins. E
-1- You may prefer pleating while stitching. Have an awl (Stock #: WW32) or a pair of Tweezers (Stock #: DT7) or a Stiletto (Stock#: WW80) handy to help feeding fabric strip under the machine foot, especially when making narrow width pleats. Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 on page 1.
4c) To Make Knife Pleats, 4d) To Make Box Pleats, 3 1 1 Start from top. 3 Start from top. Make the first pleat: Make the first pleat: Pinch up and 1 Pinch up and crease 2 crease at the first 2 1 at the first line 1, line 3, fold past line folding to meet line 1 2, to meet line 3 2 3 3 2 with line 2. A B with line 1. A 3 B 1 Place the first pleat under the machine foot with the Place the first pleat under the pleat pointing away from machine foot with the pleat pointing you. Sew so a stitch just toward you. Sew so a stitch just catches the pleat. catches the back of the first pleat. Pinch up and crease at the next line 3, fold to meet line 3 with the same line 2.
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Pinch up at the next line 3, fold Sew while feeding the newly past line 2 to meet line 3 with line formed pleat under the 1 as shown. machine foot. Pause when a stitch catches the first two pleats.
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Sew while feeding the newly D formed pleat under the machine foot. When a stitch just catches Pinch up at the next line 1 to the new pleat, pause to form the meet line 2; Pinch up at the next pleat. next line 3 to meet the same Continue the process until the line 2. entire fabric strip is pleated.
E Stitch to secure the new pleats. E Remove the sticky paper tape. Continue the process until the entire fabric strip is pleated. Remove the sticky paper tape. F
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