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From: seamstress16
Date: 09-24-2006, 07:42 PM (1 of 4)
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First of all, thank you to everyone who answered my sewing thread question. Now for my next question. I am thinking of buying one of those Perfect Pleaters from clotilde.com. I was wondering, has anyone used one of these before? Is it hard to use? Is it worth me buying a pleater or just making pleats the normal way...marking and pressing (forever!)? -Danielle |
User: seamstress16
Member since: 01-29-2005 Total posts: 88 |
From: MissTaraTara
Date: 09-24-2006, 10:44 PM (2 of 4)
I have the original perfect pleater, the small 8 x 11 one. I've used it several times when adding pleats to items when my daughter was small. It worked very well for me and did save time if it was something I was adding my own pleats to and not necessarily part of the actual pattern. I don't know how it would work when using it to construct the pleats that have been included in a design already but I'm sure it's do-able. I wanted to get the boxed pleater that the site says is on sale but it is no longer available  . I might invest in one of the larger ones, though, because I do like how they work.
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User: MissTaraTara
Member since: 01-24-2006 Total posts: 227 |
From: Bekka
Date: 09-25-2006, 07:51 PM (3 of 4)
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I was wondering how those worked also, I put a pleated pannel in a work uniform for dd#2 but did the pleats by hand. I was thinking of making a pleated skirt, can I do a full skirt length on one of those? Bekka Bekka
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User: Bekka
Member since: 07-28-2006 Total posts: 79 |
From: paroper
Date: 09-25-2006, 08:15 PM (4 of 4)
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My pleater will take a skirt that would go all the way to most people's lower shin I think. Once you have that much of the pleat in the pleater it really shouldn't be a problem if it needs to be a little longer. i've had one since I started the business in 1992. I haven't used it as much as I thought I might but it is a really neat gadget...another one of those "Why didn't I think of that" items.
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
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