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Comments on: Divide & Conquer Pleating Method https://historicalsewing.com/divide-conquer-pleating-method 19th Century Costuming for Those Who Dream of the Past Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:49:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/divide-conquer-pleating-method/comment-page-1#comment-255047 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:49:34 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=10469#comment-255047 In reply to Alice.

It’s not my original title, though. I picked it up from an older costumer at Costume College around 2000 or 2001. 🙂

]]> By: Alice https://historicalsewing.com/divide-conquer-pleating-method/comment-page-1#comment-255044 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:06:27 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=10469#comment-255044 I have always called it divide and conquer as well. I wonder if I read your post several years ago and have forgotten? I swear I’ve been calling it that longer. We’ll never know for sure. Great post!

]]> By: Zandi https://historicalsewing.com/divide-conquer-pleating-method/comment-page-1#comment-244395 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 05:23:10 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=10469#comment-244395 In reply to Jennifer Rosbrugh.

Thank you! Your expert answers helped tremendously. I’ve finished my lehenga, and it looks great!

]]> By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/divide-conquer-pleating-method/comment-page-1#comment-238334 Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:09:39 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=10469#comment-238334 In reply to Zandi.

You might only divide in quarters or eights. Generally box pleats take 3x the fabric versus what you mount them too. Keep that in mind and you can use it to recalculate the box pleat width. Remember, box pleats are like knife pleats but with one turned the other direction. This article might give you another idea or help.

]]> By: Zandi https://historicalsewing.com/divide-conquer-pleating-method/comment-page-1#comment-238304 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 23:23:53 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=10469#comment-238304 How well does this work for box pleats? I need some large (around 3″) box pleats for a skirt, and I keep coming out uneven. I’ve pleated it five times so far, and my latest try might be the last since I’m running out of patience. I ended up just doubling up at the back zipper so it’d come out somewhat even, but I don’t really want a “bustle”! Any ideas? Waist 35″…yeah, I know it’s not an easily-divided measurement.
Fabric is a poly brocade, 58″ wide but the back panels are slightly narrower because I had to cut up the middle for the zipper, so it ends up being about 56″. Thanks for any suggestions!

]]> By: Varika https://historicalsewing.com/divide-conquer-pleating-method/comment-page-1#comment-228721 Tue, 23 May 2017 18:16:40 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=10469#comment-228721 This is literally the only method for pleating that I have ever used, like several others. It’s really quite easy and there’s a distinct flow to it. I’ve even used it to pleat down 40″ to a 7″ sleeve cuff. (Elizabethan sleeves can be huuuuuuuge!) I actually wound up stacking pleats on top of pleats for a really interesting effect, with those! I’ve also gathered my fabric as tightly as I could, stay-stitched it, then pleated the gathered material down further with this method. It’s extremely versatile.

]]> By: Birda https://historicalsewing.com/divide-conquer-pleating-method/comment-page-1#comment-228478 Mon, 15 May 2017 13:16:32 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=10469#comment-228478 Thank you so much for re-posting on your Facebook page. Your color coded pin suggestion tip makes this somewhat daunting task go so much easier & faster. No more getting to the end only to find you are 1 pin off kilter.

]]> By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/divide-conquer-pleating-method/comment-page-1#comment-224847 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:15:19 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=10469#comment-224847 In reply to Catherine K.

Have you read my tutorial on cartridge pleats? It’s even more thorough than this post. 😉

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