How to Repair Undone Permanent Pleats in a Pleated Skirt

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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.
Pin the pleat into place with a sewing pin or pins, pinning near the top of the pleat at the waistline of the skirt.
Caution: This guide uses sewing pins and sewing needles. Please remember to be careful when using these tools as they are sharp and can cause minor cuts.

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Select thread of a color that matches the color of the skirt.
Put the thread through the eye (hole) of the needle.
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.
Starting on the inside of the skirt ensures no extra thread is exposed on the exterior of the skirt once the repair is complete.
Leave approximately 10 cm to 15 cm of thread on the inside of the skirt.
You do not want to pull the thread completely through the hole as this would not allow you to form any stitches while sewing.

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Complete the first stich along the top of the pleat, making the stitch approximately 0.25 cm.
Continue stitching in and out of the skirt until the end of the undone pleat is reached.

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