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If you are allergic to cigarette smoke, you need not worry about one of our dresses smelling like cigarette smoke

pleating machine

note the modified pleating machine cylinders, to allow using more needles
Our pleater was modified for us by a machinist, to allow the use of more needles.

Threading needles with alternating contrasting threads

threading needles
threading needles

needles all threaded

needles threaded
needles threaded

loading cloth into pleater

cloth rolled and loaded into pleater
notice that the cloth to be pleated has been rolled on a metal tube. Also notice the white plastic rod resting on the cloth. The rod helps us control the tension on the cloth so it feeds more evenly.

starting to pleet

starting to pleet
starting to pleet

pleating in progress

pleating in progress
pleating

keep needles clear

pleating in progress
Too much material build up on the needles will cause needles to break! Keep pulling the cloth off the needles.

pleating

pleating
continue to pleat and keep needles clear

continue pleating

continue pleating
continue pleating and clearing

continue pleating

continue pleating
continue pleating and clearing

continue pleating

continue pleating
continue pleating and clearing

continue pleating

remove pleated cloth from needles
Remove from pleater. Be sure and leave enough extra thread on each end so that the threads do NOT pull out of the cloth when you flatten it.
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