DETAILS
Pleat
Stitching Options:
D110 - Properties and Uses
Properties:
- Resistance: regular to good.
It is stronger when it’s closed or when adding a topstitch. - Versatility: excellent.
It is suitable for any fabric (woven and knit). - Flexibility: good to very good.
- Elasticity: good.
- Cost: low to medium.
- Others:
When it’s open, it gives volume to the fabric. And when it’s closed, it reduces the volume.
This group includes: darts and tucks.
Reversible.
Uses:
- Mostly used on wovens to give or reduce volumes.
- Commonly used on waist, hip, and bust areas of women’s clothing.
- Skirts and pants.
- Children wear.
- Cuff seam of shirts and blouses.
- Back yoke of shirts and blouses.
- Inner back of lined outerwear.
- Patch pockets.
- Bags and shoes.
- Accessories such as hats.
- Home décor items (curtains, pillowcases).
- Upholstery.
Box Pleat
D111 - Properties and Uses
Properties:
- Resistance: good to very good.
It is stronger when it’s closed or when adding a topstitch. - Versatility: very good.
It is suitable for almost any fabric (woven and knit). It could be too thick and stiff when using heavy-weight fabrics. - Flexibility: regular.
- Elasticity: regular to poor.
- Cost: low to medium.
- Others:
It’s a type of pleat.
When it’s open, it gives volume to the fabric. And when it’s closed, it reduces the volume.
Reversible: when using the back-side facing up, it’s called “Inverted Box Pleat” (group D112), and it looks flat and clean.
Uses:
- Skirts and pants.
- Children wear.
- Back yoke of shirts and blouses.
- Inner back of lined outerwear.
- Patch pockets.
- Bags and accessories.
Patch | Unhemmed Edge
D200 - Properties and Uses
Properties:
- Resistance: very good.
- Versatility: very good to excellent.It is suitable for any fabric (woven and knit) and either on straight or curved seams.
- Flexibility: very good.
- Elasticity: poor.
- Cost: low to medium.
- Others:
Reversible.
It’s a cheaper option to the group D201.
Uses:
- Fabrics that don’t fray.
- Garment made of knit fabric.
- Lingerie.
- Pants: facing edge of side pockets.
- Elbow patches.
- Inner back yoke of polo-shirts.
- Bags, shoes, and accessories.
- Appliqué for fabrics that don’t fray.
Patch | Self-polished
D210 - Properties and Uses
Properties:
- Resistance: very good to excellent.
- Versatility: very good.
- Flexibility: good.
- Elasticity: poor.
- Cost: medium.
- Others:
Reversible.
Clean finish on both sides.
Uses:
- Work clothing.
- Side seam of Patch Pockets (including Kangaroo Pocket).
- Upper edge of Flap Pockets.
- Pants: facing edge of side pockets.
- Elbow patches.
- Inner back yoke of polo-shirts.
- Bags, shoes, and accessories.
- Appliqué for fabrics that fray easily.
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