10 DIFFERENT TYPES OF TABLE SKIRTING

Single Pleats
This is the most basic of them all. If you
would watch our instructional video, you
could see that all our design started from
these very simple pleats. You can use your
palm to measure the width of the first pleat
and follow the same measurement with the proceeding folds.

Knife Pleats
Knife pleats are single pleats whose tips of
each pleat are fastened following the same
direction. It looks like a pile of knives, which
is why it is called knife pleats. This style is
quite unattractive if it is not combined with other designs. You need to
add some ruffles or scallops into it to break the monotony.
Box Pleats
This is the pleats in which two parallel folds are
facing opposite directions and it looks like a
quadrilateral. Both ends of each fold could be
fastened or loose, with only the middle part of
the pleats pinned. And just like other types of
pleats, there is no standard width in making box pleats.The example in

the picture above is a combination of box pleats and hammock style,

which is done by simply pulling the bottom part of the cloth and
pinning them into the upper part of the same cloth. And another style
which is applied on the box pleats on the picture above is the scallop,
which is done making zigzag folds from the bottom edge of the cloth
and pinning them in the middle of the drape.

Arrow Pleats
This is loose box pleats which have folds
on the top portion forming like an arrow.
The simplicity and easy-to-do factor of
this style makes it more appropriate for rush
hours, and this could be an alternative to
single pleats style if you want a classic table
skirting and you are in a hurry.

Pinch Pleats
It is also known as French pleats. You can
commonly see this style in traditional curtains
and it is applied as a secondary design after
other basic pleats like box pleats and accordion
pleats are done. Pinch pleats are also difficult to
apply on knife pleats because the crease of the table cloth goes in one
direction.
Diamond Pleats
This is another secondary design which is usually applied on box
pleats and accordion pleats. It is created by pinching the crease of two
adjacent pleats alternately to form a diamond pattern. You can create
a single line diamond pleats and you can also make multiple layers of
it to make the design more appealing, but take note that you would
also need a lot of pins in making more diamond patterns.

Rose Pleats
Just like pinch pleats and diamond pleats, rose pleats are also a
secondary design which can be applied after other simple basic
pleats (box, accordion, knife, and arrow) are created. This is done
by making a large number of zigzag folds and congesting them in
one point closer to each other for form like full bloom rose flowers.