HOW TO MAKE PLEATS | HOW TO CALCULATE FABRIC NEEDED FOR PLEATS

If you’ve ever wondered how to make pleats, how to form pleats, how to calculate the fabric needed for pleats, how to make inverted pleats and how to pleat a fabric, this video is for you. In this video, I share with you how I achieve evenly distributed pleats without any stress. I also share a little hack to calculate the fabric size required for your pleating project.
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Hello there beautiful person reading this; my name is Ayotola and I am the creative director of Sew Unique by Adunni, a bespoke womenswear brand based in Nigeria.
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[@aoshadon]

This lockdown though challenging has been a blessing. I've got to sit down breath and put much effort into sewing and your tutorials have been a godsend. Thank you so much.

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank God for the blessings we never knew we needed ❤️
I’m honored mama! Lots of love xx

[@roxanne4657]

First time I'm seeing a calculation for the width needed, WCx3. Thank you so much.

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you Roxanne ❤️

[@estherdaramola7056]

Same here!

[@rebeccaenemari1429]

Wow,my girl will finally get her desired pleated school skirt 💃,tnks alot...

[@SewUnique_ng]

Yay! Thank you so much ❤️🙏🏾

[@krystalthom]

These calculations are so easy and simple to understand. I'm encouraged to do my pleated skirts. Thank you so much.

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much! I’m happy you find it useful ❤️

[@MS-sk2yk]

This is exactly what I needed to understand pleating!! Awesome tutorial

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much! Glad it helped 💕

[@Iamshay321]

The level of detail on your videos are amazing.. thank you

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@Oma186]

Thank you, you made the tutorial easy to understand

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much
I’m glad you find it useful ❤️😍

[@catarinapaim7813]

A big Hug from Angola.

[@SewUnique_ng]

Sending you lots of love 🙏🏾❤️

[@pennyjohnson424]

Wow! This is an excellent tutorial. Thank you for your hard work in putting this together. I subscribed so I can learn more from you. Again, THANK YOU!!!!🥰

[@SewUnique_ng]

Awwwww Penny! 🤎🤎
Thank you so so much for your kind words and for taking the time to leave this comment, it makes me happy.
Thank you for subscribing 🤎🎉…. You’re a star!

[@aduopeyemichristiano2982]

God bless ma'am
Your teacher was so straight and understandable keep it up.

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so so much! 🤎🙏🏾
Amen & God bless you too x

[@Phavystitches]

Simplest and easiest tutorial ever.

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so so much
You’re too kind ❤️💕

[@Phavystitches]

Thanks so much, I had to loosen the one I already made as your tutorial gave me exactly what I wanted. Let me subscribe to your channel. God bless you.

[@SewUnique_ng]

@@Phavystitches yay!! Thank you & welcome to the fam ❤️

[@angelinmaryworld5296]

I am from India. Thankyou so much for the easiest tutorial.

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you for your support and for taking the time to leave a comment. You are valued ❤️

[@pennymagas9918]

thank you! this was perfect! I need to make a pleated doll skirt. This gave me exactly what I needed - your instructions make it easy for me to scale this down for a tiny doll skirt.

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you find this useful! ❤️🤍

[@simipam9662]

A rare video. Thanks alot ❤️

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you ❤️❤️

[@paulettemccurdy310]

I looove it very easy

[@SewUnique_ng]

❤️ love to read it

[@oluwatosinfolakemi]

Thank you so much, been waiting for so long for this

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much ❤️ I hope you understand it 🤞🏾🤞🏾

[@sravanisingam8092]

Thank you it's very useful for me

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much
I’m glad ❤️

[@nicolebouchotte2760]

Thank you very much, well explained, God continues to bless you

[@SewUnique_ng]

I’m pleased to read this! Thank you for your support and for taking the time to leave a comment. You are valued ❤️

[@MercyAkogti-zx6th]

Wow, very interesting

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much 💓

[@pollypadgett5774]

Thank you so much for this video. It helped me a lot. I needed to make box pleats, or what you call kissing pleats. I decided to measure my pleats 6 in each. That way I could divide them equally with no remainder. I'll let you know how it turns out

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much and well done!
Hope you got a good result! ❤️

[@kaylahall1219]

How did it turn out?

[@D1v1n3Ic3y]

Very well explained. ❤

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@salomemburu4291]

You explain so well

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so so much 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️

[@estherdaramola7056]

Tnk u very much ma’am. It’s so well detailed

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you Esther 🙏🏾❤️
I’m glad you find it useful

[@olamideojo5944]

Thanks 🙏

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you 🤍💓

[@janicebenjamin4689]

Thank u it helps a lot Thank God bless u

[@SewUnique_ng]

I’m glad to read this. Thank you Janice ❤️❤️
Amen! God bless you too

[@NYCisland]

Very helpful, thanks. How do I do this if I only want a few knife pleats, not pleats all around? It seems like I can adapt this by knowing how many pleats I want then multiply that by 3 (for 3" for each pleat). So if the waist is 30" and I want 6 pleats each 1" wide the math would be be 30" + (6 pleats * 3" for each pleat) = 48" of fabric. Of course the multiplier depends on the type of pleat.

[@SewUnique_ng]

You’re such a good student! Spot on! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️

[@serenamarie3936]

I don’t know if you’ll ever see this.. but what should I do if a client’s waist is 48”? Meaning 48 x 3 for the pleats. Which will be about 144 in all. Yet the width of the fabric I’m cutting on is 60”.

[@SewUnique_ng]

Hi…. That’s more likely the fabric length. The fabric width is in yards or metres.
Your options are get another fabric where you have more yards or don’t go for pleats, it won’t show based off that measurement ❤️

[@serenamarie3936]

@@SewUnique_ng Thank you so much 🙏

[@godskid12001]

Thank you so much for this video. Please how do you measure the back? With the zip in the middle?

[@SewUnique_ng]

HI, I’m not sure I understand your question but I measure excluding the zip allowance. 🙏🏾❤️

[@ikheloadestiny4289]

Thank you ❣️ so much

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you very much for watching & commenting… I’m grateful ❤️

[@young_minds_educator]

Wow
This is good ♥️

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@sexyredsreds8041]

Never was this method ever taught in class, thanks

[@SewUnique_ng]

Hahaha ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾 you’re welcome x

[@eileenvanleeuwen5333]

Thank you

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank You! xx

[@isabellapatrick1312]

Thanks very much, where have you been all my life.
Please the name of the paper you are using

[@SewUnique_ng]

Awwwwww Isabella, you’re kind. Thank you for your kind words.
I just used regular paper. Not sure what it’s called but the ones TD students use.
P.S: apologies for the tardy response 🙏🏾💕

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*MA SHAA ALLAH*

[@SewUnique_ng]

🙏🏾

[@emmaflores2518]

Is there a tutorial on how to insert the zipper and keep the flow of the knife pleats ?

[@SewUnique_ng]

Hi! Thank you so much for watching and for your support. I have a tutorial on zippers. ❤️❤️

[@ijeomachristiana3816]

Thank you ma for the tutorial. My problem is the the division. When you use width 5 . Does it mean that , for 123 . For 1 you have 1.5, for 2 , 1.5 and for 3 you have 2.. To make it total of 5 width. thanks in anticipation.

[@SewUnique_ng]

Hello! When you’ve decided on a 5” pleat width, just do 5 divided by 3 and each section will be 1.7 approximately
So 1.6,1.7,1.7 and then pleat accordingly
I hope this helps ❤️

[@ijeomachristiana3816]

@@SewUnique_ng thank you so much ma. God bless you for the response.

[@elizabethfrancois2344]

Epic epic

[@SewUnique_ng]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️

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😘😘😘

[@SewUnique_ng]

❤️❤️

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Taxes

[@SewUnique_ng]

Sorry didn’t quite get that