The pleat is formed on the window side of the valance so the front side shows only an inward folding crease.
Inverted box pleat valance.
The inverted box pleats in the valance add a boxed geometric aspect as well.
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The pleats work best with crisp cottons or linens as opposed to lightweight or bulky fabrics.
Whether you sew or you don t you can get a custom look it s really all about the ironing.
The box pleat valance is a tailored valance that can be made any width up to 150 so that you get a perfect fit.
As you will soon realize these inverted box pleats can either just be placed on each corner of the valance see the black valance above or they can be repeated every once in a while and be sectioned off see the valances that follow.
The box pleat valance gives you the option to use two fabrics one main fabric for the boxes and rod pocket and another fabric for the inverted pleats.
Straight kick pleat valance with inverted box pleats.
The fabric needs to fold well to maintain a square tailored look.
If you look closely you ll notice that this kitchen valance had two kick pleats and two inverted box pleats.
An inverted pleat valance offers the fullness of a box pleat but with a flat face.
A box pleat valance is a long piece of folded material.
The key to sewing any pleat is precise marking of the fold lines and placement lines.
An inverted box pleat is formed by two equal folds of fabric folded toward one another so they meet at the center of the pleat on the front of the fabric.
Kick pleats can be combined with inverted box pleats to create a more tailored unique valance.
Another factor to consider is how the finished box pleat valance will hang.