Flipped tucks

Flipped calico tucks secured with machine stitch.

Calico pleats

Calico pleats folded at different widths. Mounted on a roll of card to show three dimensional possibilities.

Chapter six: tucks, pleats and gathers

Sample board with tucks, pleats and gathers. Details below.

Silk tucks

Detail of the other end of the sample below shows machine stitched tucks and hand gathered tucks on silk.

Silk tucks

Detail of silk sample with hand-stitched tucks and added hand embroidery.

Tucks and pleats

Cotton organdie with applied, cut and flipped pleats. Tucks and silver thread.

Twin needle tucks

Part of the sample below shows twin needle tucks on the bias.