How to Use a Pleater Board
Pleater boards have made
pleating possible again! Anyone that's
ever stood over an ironing board with:
a hot iron, pins, measuring tapes, markers,
and vinegar will appeciate the ease and
simplicity pleater
boards have brought to our lives.
The steps used
here for the regular pleater board,
our Pleat
'N Go™, are exactly the same
for using the Fan
'N Go™ pleater board to make
fan shaped pleats. See our Pleater
Board Kits.
Step
One
- Place the board with the slats
opening away from
you.
- Note: you'll test different
fabric angles to see what you
like best with the right side
of the fabric up -
but you'll actually make your
pleats with the wrong side
of the fabric up.
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Step
Two
- Gently but firmly push your
fabric into the first open slat
on the pleater board.
- Be careful not to stretch
your fabric - that will distort
the pleats.
- Work your way from the center of
the slat to the outside edges
with the fabric.
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Step
Three
- To be certain that you've got
your fabric all the way into
the slat, use a flat
edge or ruler to help
push the fabric in.
- You may also use an old credit
card (you'll destroy the magnetic
strip on the card, so don't use
a good one).
- Do this every time you've filled
two or three slats, and continue
until the board is full.
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Step
Four
- For permanent pleats,
fuse a thin fusible stabilizer
such as fusible
tricot to the
pleats while in the
pleater board.
- Once the fusible has completely
cooled, gently "pop" the
pleated fabric out of the board
by bending the board in an
arc.
- Your pleated fabric is now
ready to use as is, or have a
pattern piece traced onto it.
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Did
You Know?
The New Victoria
Pleater, Eaton & Eaton, Monroe,
Wisconsin. Patented in 1904. $2.00 to
purchase.
It's metal with scored slats that you
pushed your fabric through then ironed.
Size appeared to be 18" x 8".
We found this at The
Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan,
while looking at the old sewing machines,
sewing implements, and other assorted household
goods.
Metal
- think how hot it must have gotten!
Gave us a real appreciation for our modern
sewing machines and microwaves!
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