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Step 2Mark the box pleats
Box pleats fold fabric on top if itself and then back away again. For a given length, box pleats use three times as much fabric.
We are going to first mark the fabric with pins, and then pin the pleats.
Assemble our two different looking groups of pins. We'll call them pin A and pin B. For me, pin A has a big plastic yellow head.
Lay out your 60 x 17 inch piece of fabric. Stick a pin A right in the middle of the 60 inches. Mark the fabric with a pin B stuck at 3 inches from both sides of pin A. This is your basic box pleat sequence: pin B, pin A, pin B. Repeat this pinning sequence 4 times--twice on each side of the center pins.
We are going to first mark the fabric with pins, and then pin the pleats.
Assemble our two different looking groups of pins. We'll call them pin A and pin B. For me, pin A has a big plastic yellow head.
Lay out your 60 x 17 inch piece of fabric. Stick a pin A right in the middle of the 60 inches. Mark the fabric with a pin B stuck at 3 inches from both sides of pin A. This is your basic box pleat sequence: pin B, pin A, pin B. Repeat this pinning sequence 4 times--twice on each side of the center pins.
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