Samples

These are my samples for this project. I only used the method of pleating on my garment, so I simply based my sampling on that.

 

 

This is one of the pleats I enjoyed doing as apart of my sampling. It was really easy to use and is called a box pleat. I think in the near future I will look more into this. It was easier to do than a standard pleat.

Wool - This material was fairly easy to pleat but the effect didn't look great because of the material being to thick.

 

 Nylon - I loved this material, it was so easy to pleate and went straight through the sowing machine with no problem. Plus the material left a great effect.

 Silk - This material was terrible to use. It went through the machine to easy and was slipping and slidding everywhere. Didnt pleat easily and was hard to keep together.

 Denim - The material itself was a bit thick. Was very hard to pleat with the material being to heavy. But on the upside left a hard shadow with great effect.

 Cotton - This material did not work as well as i would have suspected. It was hard to pleat as the material was so thin.

This is a layered pleat. Just a pleat upon another pleat. It gives great effect and adds lots of volume.