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Wave and Trellis Sampler

Eight plates that isolate the moving stitches: waves, baby waves and trellis, alone and in combination. It is the set to work through if you want to understand how a wave rises across the pleats before using it in a yoke. The collection costs $19 once, with no subscription, and arrives as a ZIP with eight print ready PDFs, eight SVG charts and a short read me.

Sample from the collection

Plate 1, Single Wave, drawn by the same engine that produces the files you download.

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The eight plates

#PlateStitchesPleatsRows
1Single Wavewave453
2Baby Wave Pairbaby wave454
3Wave with Cable Edgescable, wave455
4Single Trellistrellis453
5Trellis with Outline Edgesoutline, trellis, stem455
6Wave over Trelliswave, trellis456
7Triple Baby Wavebaby wave456
8Diamond Columntrellis456

What each PDF contains

  • Page 1: the plate in standard graph notation, with pleat numbers along the top, row numbers down the side and a one inch check square printed at exact size.
  • Page 2: pleat counts and raw fabric widths for chest sizes 18 to 28 inches, a floss estimate per color and row by row instructions.
  • An SVG of the same plate that you can enlarge, recolor or print at any size.

How the numbers are worked out

Pleats sit a quarter inch apart and pleater rows a quarter inch apart. The floss estimate adds the visible travel of each stitch, a quarter inch per bite, four inches of tail at each end and 15 percent for waste, then converts strands into 6 strand skeins of 8 meters. You can try the same calculation for free in the Plate Designer before you buy anything.

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Good to know

  • You may print the plates as often as you like for your own sewing and sell garments you make from them.
  • Redistributing the files or selling the plates themselves is not allowed.
  • Questions before buying? See the FAQ or the terms of sale.

Your ZIP is available for download as soon as Stripe confirms the card payment. One time payment, no subscription.

Read next

  • Double Trellis Border: Double Trellis Border, a free advanced smocking plate: 37 pleats, 6 rows, floss estimate and row by row instructions.
  • Sundress and Top Yokes: Sundress and Top Yokes: eight printable smocking plates with sizing tables and floss estimates, $19 once, delivered as PDF and SVG.
  • Easter Egg Picture: Easter Egg Picture, a free intermediate smocking plate: 17 pleats, 11 rows, floss estimate and row by row instructions.
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