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diff --git a/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst b/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst index d292237..2fb4b6b 100644 --- a/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst +++ b/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst @@ -162,7 +162,18 @@ third. Then pull on the threads to start gathering the fabric and freeing more thread, and resume running, starting with the first thread. +.. tip:: if one of the threads break, you can leave as long a tail as + you can, tie a new one to it and keep and continue working with it. + If more than one thread breaks, or a thread breaks in multiple + places, I'd recommend starting from scratch with a stronger thread. + +Right sides together, pin the waistband to the skirt in the places you +have marked before, arranging the pleats so that they are distributed +evenly, but don't fasten off the threads at the ends yet. + +Using again the strong thread, sew the waistband to the skirt with a +whipstitch, catching each pleat twice for additional strenght. Gallery ------- |