| 摘要 |
An apparatus and method for forming parallel and non-parallel pleats in a fabric structure such as a curtain or drape includes a generally planar baseplate and a segmented forming member hingedly attached thereto and overlying the baseplate. The segmented forming member includes a first template and at least one second template which are hingedly connected together, each of the first and second templates having a leading edge and a trailing edge wherein the first template trailing edge is hingedly connected to the baseplate and wherein the second template trailing edge is hingedly connected to the first template such that a portion of the second template overlies a portion of the first template and such that the first template leading edge and such that a pocket a fabric-forming pocket is defines between the first template leading edge and the second template trailing edge. In forming a pleated fabric structure, a piece of fabric is placed onto the baseplate in alignment with and aligned with a first alignment edge thereof and the first template of the segmented forming member is folded over the fabric. The fabric is then formed folded up over the first template leading edge and into the pocket formed between the first and second templates. The fabric is folded for a second time along the second template trailing edge portion of the pocket and second template is folded on top of the fabric fold and the pleats so formed are sewn together. The baseplate may include a cutoff portion where the folded fabric, or pleats, maybe stitched together. After stitching, the fabric structure can be easily pulled away from the space between the segmented forming member and the baseplate.
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