Hi All
Hope you realize that my techniblab was all in humour. Using what I know, limited or otherwise, about sewing, I made up the whole comparison of pleats vs tucks as I typed and invented a name, the repetive compound tuckpleatthingy.

Did anyone decide what they are called?

Well, well, aren't you all so clever, arguing about what these are called. I find it quite distracting. I'm more interested in the technique and plan to use it on an off the rack blouse hanging in my closet.
By the way, these are neither cartridge pleats, nor pin tucks. Pin tucks have the fold showing on the right side and the point of origin is secured withing the yoke seamline. Pleats have the fold showing on the wrong side and the point of origin is secured within the waistband seam. This is a rather recent invention that is still relatively unknown and is referred to as the repetitive compound tuckpleatthingy.



kidding

I give my unbiased opinion that this is the greatest invention since the rotary iron.

I give my unbiased opinion that this is the greatest thing since the rotary iron.