Box pleats

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Today we are going to show you how to draft, form and sew box pleats. After knife pleats, discussed in our previous tutorial, box pleats are the second most common type of pleats you are likely to use when sewing garments. Just as with knife pleats, they are used to add volume, take in fullness...

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Gianna | Petite Sewing and Patterns on Instagram: "Let’s break this down! ⬇️⬇️  1. The Knife Pleat - I made lines 1.5” apart making sure the ends left me enough room for seam allowance. You can make your pleats as big or as small as you want!   2. The Box Pleat - the example here is showing the back of a traditional button up shirt! You will most likely always find this pleat just below the yolk of a button up. The 3 notches represents 2” in width on the CB.   3. The Inverted Pleat - this pleat is the “wrong side” of the box pleat! The method is the same, it’s just on the other side of the fabric. The stitch line for both inverted and box is about 1.5” long.   For an in-depth version of videos like this, check out @fashionifl virtual classroom! They have hundreds of hours of online classes Sewing Patterns Button Up Shirt, Sewing Pleats Tutorial, Sew Pleats, Sewing Pleats, Pleats Techniques, Box Pleat Dress, Inverted Box Pleat, Patterned Button Up Shirts, French Pleat

Gianna | Petite Sewing and Patterns on Instagram: "Let’s break this down! ⬇️⬇️ 1. The Knife Pleat - I made lines 1.5” apart making sure the ends left me enough room for seam allowance. You can make your pleats as big or as small as you want! 2. The Box Pleat - the example here is showing the back of a traditional button up shirt! You will most likely always find this pleat just below the yolk of a button up. The 3 notches represents 2” in width on the CB. 3. The Inverted Pleat - this…

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