pleating
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- noun
- /ˈpliːtɪŋ/
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pliegue
- The dress featured beautiful pleating that added elegance to its design.
We have some fun origami topics today, mostly related to topic called pleat folding.
- We have some fun origami topics today, mostly related to topic called pleat folding.
- So as you can see, we have this really stunning, very full skirt that has these really gorgeous defined pleats.
- We've got our classic cinched waist with this really beautiful like full skirt with these gathered pleats that we actually did a few variations of the pleats on this skirt.
- Crystal pleating is another common kind of pleating.
Examples
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Fortuny is also widely known for the "Fortuny pleating process," which he developed and which is still shrouded in secrecy.
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These are just wires, they're pleats, and each one could be folded true or false, leftover right or right over left.
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And I think that really actually shows off crystal pleating onto ruffles.
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I have a lot of pleating and finish on the top from the first look, and then I basically have to sew the second look all together.
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A cloud of lavender starburst pleating surrounds our next model.
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And the faux pinch pleating is genius, especially if you ever get sick of the pinch pleats; you can hang them normally!
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You do this accordion pleat, you get a bunch of nice color reversals, bunch of squares and then you just need to make a square of squares from that.
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Darts, pleats, gathers, various drapes, how to address hemlines.
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This image of pleating from dressmaking is significant, revealing the ways some narratives are concealed, placed behind others, in order to provide structure and substance to a narrative of peaceful Canadian settlement.
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We've got our classic cinched waist with this really beautiful like full skirt with these gathered pleats that we actually did a few variations of the pleats on this skirt.
Synonyms
Folding something into even parallel folds for strength or during surgery
A way of bending something so one part lies on top of another
How Pleated
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Morphology
Etymology
Pleating comes from the Latin root plicare, which means 'to fold', and it is the same idea behind the English word pleat. So, pleating is the simple act of folding cloth into regular folds to give it shape and style.