From 050c0b2ea41cd4e49f41711129a70a1be0d8fa87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 18:55:19 +0100 Subject: More notes --- .../skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst b/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst index 9ffc101..2c494fc 100644 --- a/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst +++ b/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Mark the vertical positions for the cartridge pleated stitches at a distance of 0.5 - 2 cm from each other, depending on the weight of the fabric, and starting at half such distance from the slit edge. -Optionally mark the position of the center of each panel. +Mark also the position of the center of each panel. .. tip:: if the fabric doesn't mark easily you can pin a sheet of paper with the markings to the skirt, follow those markings and tear the @@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ Optionally mark the position of the center of each panel. Cut three pieces of strong thread a bit longer than the waistband; fix them in place at one end of the skirt with 2-3 backstitches in place, -then start running each one at the positions you have marked before. +then start running each one at the positions you have marked before, +starting from the wrong side of the skirt. After you're out of thread, start running the second row, and then the third. @@ -227,6 +228,15 @@ 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. +Finishing +--------- + +Add hook an eyes or another closure of your choice to the waistband. + +Put the skirt on, arrange the pleats on the gathering threads so that +they are balanced and allow the shirt to close, and fasten the threads +with a few backstitches in place. + Gallery ------- -- cgit v1.2.3