pleat
Secured fabric doubling
A pleat is a fold in fabric created by doubling material back on itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
Pleats add fullness while allowing controlled draping—common in skirts, kilts, and dress pants.
To pleat is to create such folds: a pleated skirt, pleated trousers.
The accordion-like folds let fabric expand with movement.
Fold into concealment
- gatherBring or come together
- shirringGathered fabric technique
- smockingGathered fabric with ornamental stitches
- ruchingPleated fabric trimming
draping · pinning · pressing · stitching · basting · hemming · fitting · measuring
Delicate transparent textile
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- woolSheared animal fiber
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- linenFlax-derived textile
organza · tulle · tartan · gabardine · crepe · polyester · taffeta · georgette
Wrapped Highland garment
Invariance under transformation
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- uniformityState of being identical
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
- neatnessState of being tidy
alignment · repetition · structure · pattern · proportion · crispness · sharpness · tailored
crease
Line from folding
pucker · ridge · furrow · accordion-fold · pinch · layer · overlap · bend · flexure · corrugation
tuck
Fold into concealment
- gatherBring or come together
- shirringGathered fabric technique
- smockingGathered fabric with ornamental stitches
ruching · draping · pinning · pressing · stitching · basting · hemming · fitting · measuring · patternmaking
chiffon
Delicate transparent textile
linen · organza · tulle · tartan · gabardine · crepe · polyester · taffeta · georgette · satin
kilt
Wrapped Highland garment
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- uniformityState of being identical
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
neatness · alignment · repetition · structure · pattern · proportion · crispness · sharpness · tailored · polished
- pleated skirtGarment with sewn folds
- pleated pantsTrousers with stitched folds
- pleated edges
- pleated trousersPants with sewn folds
- knife pleatsParallel fabric creases folded uniformly
- pleated dressGarment with folded fabric