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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
Drawing fabric together along threads to shorten an edge and form small, soft folds.
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Revise: Constructing and shaping textilesGathering also shortens an edge, but produces small, soft folds rather than sharply arranged pleats. It is useful where a wider piece of fabric must fit a shorter edge, such as the gathered top of a curtain.
Distinguish pleating from gathering: pleats are deliberately arranged folds; gathers are formed by pulling threads to draw fabric together.
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