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   mem1 | Apr 29, 2005 01:55am | #1

   I saw thisdone in a magazine which i get here in Australia. The pleats a re actually individual stips cut on the cross and mounted onto a backing fabric . That way you can acually weave them and get that apex..

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   San | Apr 29, 2005 06:03am | #2

   Thanks for the idea on weaving.      From the picture of the dress though,  it looks like one section of pleats or  folds,  overlaps the other section.   It doesn't look  like it's a basket weave,  just one over the other.   I appreciate your idea though, and all the way from Austrailia,  thanks.

   Edited 5/1/2005 1:09 pm ET by San

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   Michelle | May 02, 2005 11:47am | #3

   Is this anything like what you had in mind?

   http://store.sewingtoday.com/cgi-bin/voguepatterns/shop.cgi?s.item.V2842=x&TI=20003&page=3

   shelly in Jerusalem

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   San | May 03, 2005 06:11am | #4

   No , but I searched and found V7851!                                                                                                                           The back  "pleated overlay" looks like the design  I want to put on the front flap of my clutch purse!         Question.... do I make two separate pleated sections, overlap them,   then attach it to fabric for front flap?             Or.... make my pleats directly on fabric front piece?        I'd like to leave some smooth area  above the pleats for contrast.                  I am obviously trying a dress design on a very small scale....Am I being to adventurous??? 

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   Elisabeth | May 03, 2005 04:08pm | #5

   It would partly depend weight of the fabric you are using. Something crisp and heavy would be pretty bulky in two pleated layers on a small purse. To avoid two layers of pleats you can create some type of overlay look by sewing the underlayer to the edege of the overlayer if that makes any sense. A bit of imagination to create the look rather than the actuality on the purse will probably do the trick. Since the dress is a larger scale you can make another decision based on how the fabric behaves.

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   San | May 04, 2005 07:13am | #6

   I purchased a polyester ivory fabric that felt nice,  but not like a heavy satin.     It felt weddingown-ish  to me.     When I tested some 1/2 inch pleats on it,  it worked up and pressed nicely.     The problem I had  pleating both sides on one piece was it too small when I got done.   I think I like your idea better!    It will give me more control of the finished size and angles of the overlap.                                                                                                                                         My next problem will be which interfacing to use....I have purchased a wide variety of sew in and fusible to play with in a variety of weights.     I think I feel safer with a sew-in.    Any suggestions would be appreciated.        Thanks again for your help!                San