Introduction
The following guide demonstrates how to repair an undone permanent pleat in a pleated skirt. As clothes with permanent pleats are exposed to wear and tear with repeated use and washing, the pleats often come undone and the item is deemed unwearable.
Here we show you how to repair these undone pleats in a skirt so that you can continue to wear it.
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Lay the skirt on a flat surface and fold the undone pleat into place.
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Pin the pleat into place with a sewing pin or pins, pinning near the top of the pleat at the waistline of the skirt.
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Select thread of a color that matches the color of the skirt.
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Put the thread through the eye (hole) of the needle.
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Knot the thread at the eye (hole) of the needle.
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Begin sewing by pushing the needle through the skirt, starting with the needle on the inside of the skirt.
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Leave approximately 10 cm to 15 cm of thread on the inside of the skirt.
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Complete the first stich along the top of the pleat, making the stitch approximately 0.25 cm.
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Continue stitching in and out of the skirt until the end of the undone pleat is reached.
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Complete one final stitch so that the needle is on the inside of the skirt.
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Cut the thread with scissors leaving about 10 cm to 15 cm of thread.
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Knot the two loose pieces of thread on the inside of the skirt.
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Cut any excess threads with scissors.
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Your repair is complete! Repeat this guide for additional undone pleats.
