accordion pleats
Bellows-style garment folds
Accordion pleats are narrow, evenly spaced folds in fabric that alternate in direction, resembling the bellows of an accordion.
The pleats compress flat and expand when pulled, giving garments both structure and movement: an accordion-pleated skirt.
The technique appears in skirts, lampshades, and paper decorations.
- concertinaBellows-driven button instrument
- paper fanFolded sheet for cooling
- foldsBends upon itself
- fabricWoven or knit material
- creasesLines made by folding
textile · garment · dress · smocking · flexibility · drapery · tailoring · sewing · dimensionality · fluting · skirt · pintucks · elasticity · ruching · fashion · haute couture · woven fabrics · blouses
fabric texture/structure
accordion pleatsunpleated
Having no folds
gathered fabric · jersey knit · draped fabric · shirring · unpressed
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