The narrow knife pleats on the skirt of this late 1950s to early 1960s sundress add personality to a simple silhouette. Manufactured by Koret of California, the dress is an example of the company's Koratron permanent-press process.This patented method involved a heat-activated, chemical fabric treatment.The dress's label calls the finished product "Tubpleets," and guarantees the pleats will stay sharp with hand washing-no need for dry cleaning or tedious ironing. In this garment's bodice, the designer mimicked the look of fine pleats, but with a different method: stitched tucks. The tucks' seams are hidden when the tucks are pressed flat. Learn to plan and sew these blind tucks, on p. 20.
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