Projecting Pleats

Projectng pleats are folds which are lifted from the surface of the fabric and structured at the top or head, into rolled arrangments that stand out from the fabric itself. There are seven types of partial pleats;

1. Doubled Box Pleats: The pleat allowances are subdivided at the head of the fabric into two tiers of outward facing folds.
2. Single Box Pleats: These have a single pair of outward facing folds.
3. Pinch (French) Pleats: The pleat allowances are subdivided at the head of the fabric into fan like arrangements of 3/4 length smaller pleats.
4. Rollback Pinch Pleats: These have an additional turn on the outer pleats.
5. Pipe Organ Pleats: The pleat allowances are stuffed into cylinders at the head of the fabrics.
6. Rollback Cartridge Pleats: The pleat allowances are subdivided at the head of the fabric into two smaller pleats covered with a rolled box pleat.
7. Cartridge Pleats: The pleat allowances are arched over and seamed to a stay.

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