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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 2, 2020 21:55:55 GMT
This is what I’ve done too. It’s easier to iron the pleats if they’re pinned in place. I had to get some pins with glass heads that wouldn’t melt under the iron. The clips are better for holding the binding in place for sewing. I found some name brand clips at Tuesday Morning quite a while ago for really cheap. For the pleats, I made a paper jig that makes making the pleats so quick and easy. Print off another pattern and fold the pleats into the paper pattern. I used 24 lb paper, which is just a little heavier than regular copy paper, but regular weight paper would be ok. I’ve not tried card stock weight paper. I line the mask up to the pattern and tuck the fabric into the paper pleats, then iron while it’s still in the paper. Then pin it. Hmm. I vaguely recall having a red rubber mat thing with grooves in it for ironing in pleats for smocking or doll clothes or something years ago. IIRC there was a spatula thing you’d use to shove the fabric into the grooves and then you’d iron over the top of it maybe? It’s been a long time. I’m not sure what happened to it but the hoarder in me wouldn’t have gotten rid of something like that.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 2, 2020 23:18:14 GMT
For the pleats, I made a paper jig that makes making the pleats so quick and easy. Print off another pattern and fold the pleats into the paper pattern. I used 24 lb paper, which is just a little heavier than regular copy paper, but regular weight paper would be ok. I’ve not tried card stock weight paper. I line the mask up to the pattern and tuck the fabric into the paper pleats, then iron while it’s still in the paper. Then pin it. Hmm. I vaguely recall having a red rubber mat thing with grooves in it for ironing in pleats for smocking or doll clothes or something years ago. IIRC there was a spatula thing you’d use to shove the fabric into the grooves and then you’d iron over the top of it maybe? It’s been a long time. I’m not sure what happened to it but the hoarder in me wouldn’t have gotten rid of something like that. I’ve used something like that when I worked for a theatre’s costume shop, but don’t have one myself. I do have a thin metal ruler that I was using, but it works well enough to just to tuck the pleats in with my fingers.
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