03-07-2020, 12:10 AM
Further to the excellent advice given by others, Simon mentions stitching the pleats onto half inch foam. This is available as carpet underlay which has a scrim backing to hold your stitches. I mark the fabric pleats half inch wider than intended on the FACE and use a very light spray of contact to hold your fabric onto the underlay. After stitching ALL the topsides, each pleat is folded on the stitchline and backsewn very close (say 3mm), in this way no stitching is visible on the topsides.
This advice works well on Ruby seats with their narrow pleats but the wider, fuller pleats on a chummy are better done the more traditional way where they are hand stuffed using stuffing irons or a plank and strap.
This advice works well on Ruby seats with their narrow pleats but the wider, fuller pleats on a chummy are better done the more traditional way where they are hand stuffed using stuffing irons or a plank and strap.