Burda Style For people who sew

A simple way to make a "Pleater Board" for any size pleats in just minutes.

Technique Materials

1. Poster Board (22x28) with Ghost Lines<br> 2. X-acto Knife <br> 3. Acrylic Ruler<br> 4. Self-Healing Board<br> 5. Permanent Glue<br> 6. Metallic Ruler<br> 7. Iron (optional)<br> 8. Iron cloth (optional)<br> 9. Paper Clips (optional)

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8 Comments

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  Nov 25, 2009, 07.50 PMby Jethro

  Very clever idea. Thanks for the tip! I will definitely use this technique the next time I make something with pleats.
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  Oct 9, 2009, 01.46 PMby Almatinka

  I LOVE pleats!!! Definitely goes into my toolkit!!! Thanks!
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  Aug 25, 2009, 04.31 AMby davee09

  interesting!!!
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  Mar 27, 2009, 10.17 PMby aladdin2

  Wow! I have never heard of a pleater board before! This will save me so much time! Thank you so much for sharing this! :D
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  Mar 26, 2009, 11.18 AMby jocole

  foil would not add bulk, if you want to see an example of a pleater board made with foil, you can check out this:

  http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/review/readreview.pl?ID=1690&readreview=1
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  Mar 25, 2009, 05.33 AMby FBeenz

  Thank you for comments. I do not use max. heat setting on the iron because it displaces the pleats on the pleater board. Adding foil is a good idea but it adds bulk to the pleats on the board and leaves little room for the fabric to be tucked in.

  The poster board, I used, is not heavy weight. It is the thickness of ordinary card stock. It can be replaced by manila file folder or card stock or as you suggested cereal cartons.
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  Mar 25, 2009, 04.23 AMby Seemane

  What a cost-effective & simple idea. Thank you so much for this how-to :)

  I am going to email it to a friend – she is desperartely tryign to purchase some pleated tulle for making bridesmaid dresses in the UK & cannot find any anywhere… this looks like an inexpensive & easy solution!

  Query:
  I guess you could use light-weight cardboard instead of the poster-board…say the same weight/thickness as the box/carton that cereal like Cornflakes comes in maybe? (As I don’t think you can get that make with the ‘Ghost lines’ in the United Kingdom?).

  Also, re: jocole’s suggestion above about adding foil… would it be best to glue the foil to the surface of the pleater?
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  Mar 24, 2009, 08.51 PMby jocole

  you could cover the poster board with foil to make it so you can use higher heat to set the pleats.