On the 17th November, we had a visit from a pleating company called F Ciment (Pleating) Ltd. David introduced himself, the company and what the they do.
David went on to present the wide range of pleating samples he brought with him. Roughly 50% of the designers in the SS15 London Fashion week are clients of F Ciment's alongside the Queen. The company even pleated the fabric for Marilyn Monroe's classic white dress worn in 'The Seven Year Itch'.
The process of their pleating is a lot simpler than I first expected. He showed us that a pattern is folded onto two pieces of cardboard which is then stretched flat with fabric in between. The 3 layers are then squashed back into the pleated shape and pressed or steamed for a desired amount of time. (However any pleat under 12mm is pleated using a machine.)
Here are some images taken by myself of the presentation and samples;
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