Box fold
In the so-called box fold , the breaks of two folds placed against one another meet in the middle of the fold depth. Both folds are sewn onto the underlying fabric along each break edge. At the end of this seam, which can be very short, but also longer, a deep spring fold forms, which pops up towards the viewer. The box fold is thus the downside of a pinch fold.
In the past, a box pleat was sewn into the upper part of the back of the elegant upper garment called Schlender ( Contouche ), which appeared in the early 18th century . The folds that spring up just below the shoulder created the necessary width for the crinoline. The popular manteau de lit of this era had a box pleat on the back that was sewn from neck to waist and opened at waist height. In recent times, for example, the box pleat has been used on skirts and dresses as well as on the back of shirts , jackets or loden coats .
literature
- Jutta Lammèr: Lexicon of handicrafts . Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburg 1983, ISBN 3-473-42363-7 , p. 153.
- Unfold entry of cotton wool . In: Meyers Enzyklopädisches Lexikon . Bibliographisches Institut, Lexikonverlag, Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1975, vol. 25, p. 78.
- Entry stroll . In: Meyers Enzyklopädisches Lexikon . Bibliographisches Institut, Lexikonverlag, Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1975, vol. 21, p. 119.
Individual evidence
- ↑ letter Q | Finkeldei upholstered furniture lexicon. Retrieved March 2, 2017 .