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What are the differences between "gathers," "tucks," "pleats," and "darts," which are often used in clothing product names?
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- What is Gather?
- What is a tuck?
- What are pleats?
- What is Darts?
When it comes to the differences between these techniques, many of you may be thinking , "I kind of understand it, but I can't explain it..."
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What is Gather?
Gathering is a technique used in clothing and textile design.
The fabric is sewn with a wavy stitch and then tightly gathered to create a three-dimensional form.
By creating gathers, you can create volume and soft drape.
This is a technique that is often used for feminine items such as soft, flared skirts and puff sleeves.
Gathers are also used for a variety of other purposes.
Gathering the waist of a skirt or dress can help to tighten the waist or create a flared design.
Gathering can also be added to areas such as sleeves, collars and hems to create decorative details.
When making gathers, the thread is pulled in the sewn area to gather the fabric together, and then sewn further in that state to secure it in place, forming the gathers.
Gathers can also be made using elastic or string.
This method is used to create gathers on skirts with elastic waists.
Decorations such as ruffles are also mainly made using this gathering technique. (Some use the tuck technique, which will be described later.)
What is a tuck?
Tuck is a This technique involves folding and sewing fabric to create volume and design accents.
It is a technique in which the fabric is intentionally gathered and sewn together, so it is similar to gathering, but while gathering creates random pleats by squeezing the seams, tucking involves firmly folding the fabric, giving a neater impression.
Additionally, since it is possible to create more regular pleats than with gathers, this technique is often used to shape the fabric to the body and create a silhouette.
For example, it is used in the following examples, making it a widely applicable technique.
- By adding tucks to the waist of a skirt or dress, it gives it a flared volume.
- Tucks are used to adjust the size and silhouette. In particular, tucks are used in the waist and hip areas of men's bottoms to create a silhouette that fits the body and to reduce the size.
- Fine tucks called "pin tucks" are used for decoration on the front of a shirt.
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What are pleats?
I think a technique similar to tucking is "pleats."
There are some similarities in the way they are used to create fine pleats, but tucks are It is characterized by pinching and fastening in parts, and differs from pleats, which create even, continuous folds in the fabric.
A tuck is a technique in which part of the fabric is folded and sewn, while a pleat is a technique in which the fabric is folded (and continued) evenly from top to bottom, in most cases.
Another definition of tucks is that they do not create strong creases except in the folded areas, while pleats are a technique that creates strong creases all over the folded area, creating clear lines.
Therefore, the fold at the waist of men's pants, as mentioned above in the "tuck" section, and the decoration on a pintuck shirt are sometimes referred to as "pleats" by some manufacturers, making it somewhat difficult to define.
There are many different types of pleats depending on how they are folded. The look changes depending on how they are folded, such as "one-way pleats" which are folded evenly in the same direction, "accordion pleats" which are folded in a zigzag pattern like an accordion, and "box pleats" which are folded into a box shape.
In particular, the fine pleated skirts that have been popular in recent years often feature "accordion pleats," which are pleats created by folding fabrics such as polyester. The folds in the fabric are set in place using heat and pressure.
Nowadays, many pleats are created by applying heat to the fabric, but there is also a technique that involves carefully folding the fabric and sewing it in place with thread to create pleats.
What is Darts?
Darts is a A technique used to fold and pinch fabric to adjust the shape of a garment.
Darts are primarily used to adjust the fit and silhouette of clothing, and are a commonly seen technique in areas such as sleeves, torso, waist and hips.
Although similar to the tucks mentioned above, darts are primarily used to make the silhouette of a garment fit the body. It is rarely used as a decorative element.
Also, unlike a tuck, which involves folding one side of the fabric and sewing it, a dart is made by sewing the entire folded part closed.
If you straighten the folds, the fabric will have unintended protrusions (corners) and To avoid dimples and other imperfections, the key is to make the seam allowances thinner as you go towards the edges so that they blend in with the overall silhouette.
Darts with a dimple Source: yousai.net
Darts are a technique that is often used on the sides of shirts and suit jackets that are designed to fit the body.
To those who have read this far
Thank you for reading this far!
Gathers, tucks, pleats, darts...I'm sure there are many people who are vaguely familiar with each of these but can't explain them well.
Knowing these terms will be helpful when searching for clothes you like, so be sure to use them when searching!
thank you very much!
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