An easy way to get perfect, sharp pleats is to trace your pleating lines onto the dull side of freezer paper. Traced lines Then iron the coated side of the paper onto the wrong side of your fabric. This stabilizes your fabric. Now you can press your pleats accurately on the lines drawn on the freezer paper. Pleating the paper-backed fabric I like to crease them with a bone folder (you can also use a table knife or a ruler), then set the creases with your iron and a wooden clapper (fabric is still attached to the freezer paper). Here's what it looks like: View of right side Once you are ready to sew your pleated pieces to your garment, you can peel back the freezer paper far enough to baste the pleats in place, then peel the rest of the paper off. It comes off easily and is ready to be used again. Finished with paper removed and basting at top
Linda G said... Great idea...why didn't I think of that? 10/30/07 5:38 PM
Sew_Creative said... I had never thought to use freezer paper thank you. 10/30/07 9:30 PM
Susan M said... Clever, clever, clever. Thanks for the tip. 10/30/07 10:55 PM
Dmd4106 said... what a great idea! Thanks for taking the time to post. 10/30/07 11:45 PM
jeanharville said... Thanks for another great way to use freezer paper. I think we need to gether all of these into one place. Does anyone know how to do that? I will do it, if anyone tells me how.
jean 10/31/07 9:02 AM
MissTaraTara said... Great tip, I guess I'll just have to buy some freezer paper for my sewing place! 10/31/07 10:06 AM
Lizz said... Super! Uneven pleats haunt me and this sounds like it is "fool" proof! 10/31/07 4:13 PM
solosmocker said... Brilliant! thank you ever so! 10/31/07 7:50 PM
PElla said... WONDERFUL tip! Thank you so much!! 11/1/07 0:58 AM
Nancywin said... I will definitely keep this in mind ... although I think I've had enough pleating for a while LOL! Wish I would have known this before I did all that pleating on the BWOF jacket. ,-) 11/1/07 1:55 AM
lilyofthevalley said... Definitely 'thinking out of the box'. Thanks for this fabulous tip. -Lily 11/2/07 12:15 PM
sealed4ever said... Thank you. I'm not very experienced and this was very straight forward. 2/27/11 9:11 PM
Great idea...why didn't I think of that?
10/30/07 5:38 PM
I had never thought to use freezer paper thank you.
10/30/07 9:30 PM
Clever, clever, clever. Thanks for the tip.
10/30/07 10:55 PM
what a great idea! Thanks for taking the time to post.
10/30/07 11:45 PM
Thanks for another great way to use freezer paper. I think we need to gether all of these into one place. Does anyone know how to do that? I will do it, if anyone tells me how. jean
10/31/07 9:02 AM
Great tip, I guess I'll just have to buy some freezer paper for my sewing place!
10/31/07 10:06 AM
Super! Uneven pleats haunt me and this sounds like it is "fool" proof!
10/31/07 4:13 PM
Brilliant! thank you ever so!
10/31/07 7:50 PM
WONDERFUL tip! Thank you so much!!
11/1/07 0:58 AM
I will definitely keep this in mind ... although I think I've had enough pleating for a while LOL! Wish I would have known this before I did all that pleating on the BWOF jacket. ,-)
11/1/07 1:55 AM
Definitely 'thinking out of the box'. Thanks for this fabulous tip. -Lily
11/2/07 12:15 PM
Thank you. I'm not very experienced and this was very straight forward.
2/27/11 9:11 PM