Curious Cuties – Session #1

The first question for the new blog's feature "Curious Cuties" has been asked by Anita. She is our first Curious Cutie. And her question was:



When making a bag with pleats how much fabric do you add to include the pleats?

Hey, Anita!
This can go either way. It all depends on the pattern you're using. Not only that, it depends on how many pleats you wish to make and the folding (the pleating) size of them.
Considering all that, I suggest making every fold as small as possible. That way, you're not wasting fabric, hence keeping more money in your pocket.
Every fold (every pleat) whether if it's at the top or bottom or side of the bag (at the fabric's edge, to be accurate), it should be as minimal as possible.

To figure out how much bigger the fabric should be, you better set up a standard measurement for the folding of the pleats that will also be included in the fabric itself. For example, if each fold is being folded (and sewn) in the width of 1cm (at the edge, not the pleat's size itself. The pleats can be bigger or smaller, depends on where on the fabric you make the pleat – deeper or less into the bag), and you want 4 pleats – 2 on each side - you need to calculate those 4 pleats by adding 2cm of fabric for each pleat (1pleat x 2cm), meaning it will be: 4 pleats x 2 = 8cm extra of fabric.


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