Pintuck

How it is used

Usually appears in parallel rows on blouses; each fold is stitched close to its edge.

Example sentences

1. Five pintucks run down each side of the blouse front.

   The narrow stitched folds form repeated decorative lines.

2. Mark the pintucks before cutting the final front panel to allow for the fabric they take up.

   Stitched folds reduce the usable width of the original flat fabric.

Common collocations

• parallel pintucks
• pintuck detail

Related terms

• pleatA fold of fabric pressed or stitched in place to add fullness or shape, as in a pleated skirt or pleated trousers.
• stitchA single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, or a particular type of stitching such as lockstitch, chainstitch or coverstitch.

More terms: Sewing & Construction

• seam
• seam allowance
• overlock
• gather
• topstitching
• French seam
• flat-felled seam
• Hong Kong finish
• understitching
• staystitching
• pad stitching
• bar tack