Read smocking pleater- Smocking Pleating machine

• What is Smocking Pleater?

Smocking pleater is a machine which  takes fabric that is fed in from the back and pushes it through grooved rollers onto specially designed needles which are threaded with strong thread. Once the fabric is pleated, it is blocked and sized in preparation for your beautiful stitching.

24 Row Maxi Pleater-Half cm spacing across the entire width of the roller. Half spaces can be used as guidelines when smocking and to improve holding difficult fabrics which tend to bubble. The Maxi can also be used as a Regular pleater (24 needles) by removing the half space needles (every second needle).

Instruction manual

Features of Read smocking pleater:

• Heavy-duty stable base-plate with anti-skid rubber feet
• Extra large side-plate opening allowing for large capacity of rolled-up fabric
• Simple, pin-type roller holding system allows for quick and easy needle access
• Comfortable and user-friendly dual handles for maximum versatility
• Heavy-duty solid brass rollers
• Capable of handling heavy-weight fabrics

Optional Accessory:

• Smocking pleater needles

Made in South Africa

How to

How to use Smocking pleater Machine:

• Preparing the smocking pleater 

• Preparing the fabric

• Pleating the fabric