Pleats And Its Types

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When the extra width of material is folded over systematically to dispose of fullness in the garment is known as Pleats.

• Mostly fold fabric is seamed with upper seam.
• Pleats are added to any garment for decoration or adding flared to it.

Need Of Pleats(Importance of Pleats)

• To make flared in garment.
• To dispose of fullness in garment.
• To give a decorative touch to garment.

Types Of Pleats

Pleats are used to generate designs and also to get a good fitting in a garment.

Pleats can be of following types:-

1. Straight Pleats:- These are simple and one sided pleats. The extra width kept for is folded over and decrease to fit of garment.

• All pleats must be facing in same direction.
• The width and fold should be even and equal.
• These kinds of pleats generally used in skirts and frocks.
  

2.Box pleats :- The fabric is folded on right side and stitched length wise for about 2''-4'' from the edge.

• The broad pleat is then creased by burning the creased over the seam.
• The two equal piece obtained on either side of the seam and known as Box Pleats.
• These are generally used in men's garment.

3.Inverted Pleats:-When box pleats is made on wrong side of the fabric is known as inverted Pleats.

4. Meet Pleats:- When the extra fabric is folded from both side to meet in the center and is stitched at both top and bottom edge is known as Meet Pleats.

5.Knife Pleats:- This is made like inverted pleats.

• It is stitched on both the upper and lower edge but is left open in center.
• This kind of pleat generally used in uniform.

6. Falls Pleats:- When a pleat is made in order to conceal deflect in garment construction known as Falls Pleats.