Today we are going to show you how to draft, form and sew box pleats. After knife pleats, discussed in our previous tutorial, box pleats are the second most common type of pleats you are likely to use when sewing garments. Just as with knife pleats, they are used to add volume, take in fullness...

Dress With Yoke And Front Box Pleat - Sewing Pattern #4827 Made-to-measure sewing pattern from Lekala with free online download. Semi-fitted, Box pleats

The Elsie Dress from Sew Over It, in this lovely bird-printed brocade, is the ultimate Princess dress. Princess seams, sweetheart neckline, a box-pleated circle skirt, all work together to amount to vintage-inspired dress perfection. A satisfying and enjoyable sewing project!

As I'm sure you already know, Marsala is the colour of the year, as announced by Pantone. I'm pretty happy about this, as this has been one of my favourite colours for fall/winter over the past couple years. It pairs so perfectly with browns/bieges such as camel and cognac (see my shoes below), and looks great with the mauve lipsticks that have been especially hot this season. Of course, I always infuse a solid dose of girliness into what I wear, so when I saw this dress in Value Village…

Day Dress, dated from the 1850's. Finely crafted of wool, this darling dress features a printed berry cluster motif, a tambour embroidered net collar, needlework buttons, a full skirt with double box pleating in front and cartridge pleating in back, and box pleated ruffles. Source: Augusta Auctions

Dress With Box Pleats - Sewing Pattern #2118 Made-to-measure sewing pattern from Lekala with free online download.

Add a perfect feminine flair with this beautiful Stripes Short Dress from Colorauction. The dress flaunts a flared skirt area with box pleats at the bottom along with a beautiful V-neckline. Comfortable and chic, this pure cotton dress is extremely comfortable for summers.