PLEAT / DRAFT

Knife-pleat marking instrument

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PATTERN ROOM 01 / CONFIGURE

Turn two widths into a markable pleat tape.

Set the cloth you have and the width it must become. Pleat Draft calculates equal knife-pleat depth, draws every fold-to-placement move, and produces a portable cutting-table ticket.

Arithmetic only. It does not account for fabric behavior, grain, turn-of-cloth, pattern matching, or pressing loss.

A / DIMENSIONS

Both widths include the left and right seam allowance.

Unit
Press direction / visual only
Starter draft loaded — change a dimension and draft again.

B / MARKING TAPE

Raw edge, opened flat

TAKE-UP60 cm
SEAM
SEAM
01F11P17
02F33P39
03F55P61
04F77P83
05F99P105
GRAINLINE / RAW WIDTH 120 cm
PLEAT DEPTH6 cmfold → placement
VISIBLE SPACING10 cmafter pressing
RAW REPEAT22 cmstart → next start

C / CUTTING-TABLE TICKET

Mark from the left raw edge.

Each row pairs one fold line with the placement line it meets. Press direction remains your construction decision.

PLEAT DRAFT — KNIFE PLEATS
Raw: 120 cm · Finished: 60 cm · Pleats: 5
Pleat depth: 6 cm · Visible spacing: 10 cm

01  FOLD 11 cm → PLACE 17 cm
02  FOLD 33 cm → PLACE 39 cm
03  FOLD 55 cm → PLACE 61 cm
04  FOLD 77 cm → PLACE 83 cm
05  FOLD 99 cm → PLACE 105 cm

Fold each FOLD line toward its PLACE line. Direction is not prescribed.
Verify on a fabric offcut before marking the full panel.