Materials
5 min
One shade a morning: pleating linen by hand
Each Pleat shade starts as one strip of linen and 72 folds. We timed it: about three hours.
The linen comes from a mill in the north of Portugal, woven loose enough to let light through and tight enough to hold a crease.
Folded wet, set dry
The strip is dampened, folded over a brass template and left to dry overnight. The next morning it is stitched to two brass rings.
Why not machine pleats
Machine pleats are sharper and more regular. Hand pleats are a little uneven, which makes the light look softer. We think that is worth three hours.
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Pleat
Hand-pleated linen on a solid brass stem. Light goes down onto the table and up onto the wall.
