Chapter 6 tucking, pleating gathering and generally messing about

Samples of tucking and pleating:

a. knife pleats, box pleats and single pleats held with a line of stitching and allowed to flow below.

b. Tucking from left to right - plain tuck, centred tuck, high tuck, pin tuck, overcast pin tuck, satin stitched tuck, twin needle tucks, corded twin needle tucks

c. stuffed tucks from top to bottom -  small and large straws, bobbly yarn, plastic bag, thick soft acrylic yarn,  heavy coarse wool, corded with fine polyester yarn, corded with shiny rayon cord.

d. 1 -left to right  snipped and stuffed with painted kebab stick, length of cotton fringing from a towel, bubble wrap, sparkly acrylic knitting. Fancy stiching on some edges making high tucks.

2. snipped tucks and slit tucks scrubbed to fray edges.

e. varied widths crossed tucks

f.1. tucks machined in different directions to make wave pattern

2.alternate corded tucks with my new 4mm twin and high tucks on nylon organza

3. alternating corded and uncorded twin needle tucks horizontally and vertically

g. corded tucks and tapered tucks held in fan shape

h. short tapered tucks from opposite edges making a 3d sample - its floppy in cotton scrim - would be sturdy in a stiff material.

i. tucks gathered on to a kebab stick and two sizes of straws

j. corded and twin needle tucks cut apart  joined together

k. short, long, curved and corded tucks put in from the back and the front to make a little wooded scene.