The designer created an unusual pleating process for this line.

"People are dressing down, but I see lots of pleating."

Pleating is mainly used to make skirts, but can have other uses.

Have fun with ruffles and pleating, which will add just the right amount of volume.

He carries his experiments with a new technique of permanent pleating further this time.

"Fine linen, with, I do believe, the remains of pleating.

"It's a kind of pleating," explained Dorothy, putting down the dog.

He put his hand on hers to still the meticulous pleating motions of her fingers.

He then added his trademark of exquisite permanent pleating.

The same characteristic also made permanent pleating a commercial fact for the first time, and gave great style impetus to the whole dress industry.

For his dress designs he conceived a special pleating process and new dyeing techniques.

Some fabrics have a three-dimensional effect achieved through printing, puckering or pleating.

"To have stayed in the pleating and stitching business only would have been like suicide," he said.

The pleating adds strength to the paper.

Other skirts were printed and featured delicate crystal pleating.

The long, slender dresses with the crushed all-over pleating are once again the cornerstone of her collection.

Another borrows the crumb-catching pleating of a cummerbund, using it as decoration.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, this form of pleating was popular in the garments of men and women.

Both types of pleating create a bulky seam.

All his pleats were permanent and packable, and the pleating itself contributed to the design.

A velvet tank dress, with lace pleating, cuddled under a printed silk jacket.

She reaches under the pleating of her skirt and begins to unfasten her stocking.

Complete the curtains in the same way as above, having left larger spaces between the scallops for pleating, as calculated.

This is often called military pleating because it is the style adopted by many military regiments.

Two ornamental coins frame the pouch; the zipper is concealed with pleating ($36).

They can do some very pretty things with pleats these days.

I've been waiting a long time for pleats to go away.

I like the no pleats, and I'm trying to get them into it.

The only problem was that my pleats were still pulling.

"You know you're not supposed to take out the pleats."

I don't know what it is about pleats for me.

Or maybe it just feels that way because pleats make me look fat.

With a little flurry of low pleats, it has turned up on everybody's order.

You will need a pleat and space at each end of the heading for balance.

It was very full and pressed into a thousand pleats.

I'm a slender 6-foot guy, and was brought up reading that as such, you wanted pleats.

Six or more pleats, laid one over the other, are made at the front and tucked in.

Both the hats and the pleats made the first half of his show memorable.

By the way, remind me one day to explain this business of French pleats to you.

The long pleats of her dress contained many things, apparently.

Even while I thought that the wide pleats would hang between my legs a bit.

Fabric can be gathered into pleats in a variety of ways.

"You had to have 18 pleats so precise," she said.

Daniel had noticed her doing that in the past few days, and every time it made his heart pleat.

Pleats can be arranged relative to the pattern in two ways.

It was all about two pleats, then three, then six.

The size of the pleat is a matter of choice.

Make sure all pleats go in the same direction.

Pleat quit in October 1987 following allegations about his private life.

This shirt had the double of button on its pleat.

I pointed to his hands, but he was actually pleating the web.

She picked up a handful of quilt and began pleating it.

She looked down, pleating the quilt between long, graceful fingers.

She looked down at her cotton skirt, pleating it with small, brown fingers.

Fold the border of dough over the apples' edge, pleating it.

She shrugged and started pleating the black lace at her bodice between two fingers.

Pleating machines are typically offered in 16-row, 24-row and 32-row widths.

I start pleating the sheet between finger and thumb.

She concentrated on pleating the fabric of her flowered jumper.

She laughed, pleating the white tablecloth between her fingers.

He eyed me speculatively, pleating his lower Up between his fingers.

She spoke quietly, but her fingers were pleating the fabric of her skirt.

"I call that sensible of her," Sophie said to the bonnet she was pleating silk into.

Daisy was pleating the edge of the tablecloth.

Her fingers nervously pleating the edge of her apron.

Since the early 1950s, pleating machines have been available to home smockers.

Fold border of pastry over edge of filling, pleating every two inches to make it fit.

Stretch the flaps inward so that the filling is covered completely, pleating excess dough as necessary.

She was like a ghost at the table, a shy shadow, watching her brother and pleating her apron with nervous, red fingers.

Loris scowled darkly, then began pleating folds of his robe between nervous fingers.

He looked down at his hand, the long, delicate fingers moving restlessly, pleating the cloth of his breeches.

Damien shot a glance over his shoulder, a disturbed frown pleating his forehead.

It is used in the home when pleating draperies, holding carpets in place and attaching upholstery, among many other things.

Rhysel glanced down at her hands, surprised to find them nervously pleating a section of her skirt.

He smiled briefly, then dropped his eyes, pleating the fabric of his kilt between his fingers.