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Solution
6.5 cm x 2 = 13 cm
13 cm x 2 = 26 cm
26 cm + 66 cm = 92 cm

The pattern width should be 92 cm.
Exercises
1 Prepare a paper model of
– normal pleats (pleat depth 2 cm).
– shallow pleats (pleat depth 2 cm/pleat width 3 cm)

– overlapping pleats (pleat depth 4 cm/pleat width 1 cm)
2 Calculate the missing values (note: while calculating pleat depth, round off the final result to the next lower
integer) (Table 1)

a b c
Pleat depth 3 cm 4.2 cm 4 cm
Pleat width 4 cm - 4 cm
No. of pleats ? 12 ?
Pleated section 80 cm 62 cm 48 cm
Pattern width ? ? ?
3 Calculate the quantity of material (fabric) required for pleated sections (“fabric allowance” in the last row refers
to the requirement for seam allowance to join the strips) (Table 2)
a b c d e

Pleat Depth 3 4.5 3.5 4.2 2.5
Pleat width 3 5 3 4 4
Pleated 168 260 144 172.2 124
section
Pleat length 22 12 10 48 18.5
Width of 105 90 122 148 130
material
Seam 1.5 2 3 2.5 2
allowance
per strip

4 A pleated section of normal pleats has to be made. The pleated section should be 189 cm and the pleat length
15 cm. The material available has a width of 114 cm. A seam allowance of 2.5 cm per strip is required to join
the strips. What is the total material requirement?
5 A pleated section should have a width of 15.5 cm. 5 normal pleats are to be set.

a Calculate the pleat depth.
b What should be the pattern width of the material strip for the pleated section?
6 A pattern width of 144.5 cm is available to make a pleated section. What can be the maximum width of the
pleated section, if the pleat width should be 3.5 cm and the pleat depth should be 2.5 cm?

7 A strip of material of 120 cm width is made into 8 normal pleats with a pleat depth of 4 cm. What will be the
width of the pleated section?
8 A pleated section consisting of normal pleats has a width of 95 cm, the pleat width being 5 cm, what should be
the pattern width (ignoring the seam allowances)?

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CITS : Apparel - Dress Making - Exercise 48