Folds can seem complicated, but they are always combinations of simpler parts. A piece of cloth that has been folded once is a simple fold. If a simple fold is folded a second time, so that it is now a fold of a fold, it is called a compound fold. Combinations of simple and compound folds are called complex folds. In clothing, similar patterns of folds always occur in similar circumstances. Folds never have to be mathematically perfect; they just have to look reasonable and attractive.
The size, number and angularity of the folds will vary depending on the type of material used, but the rules governing how folds form are universal. There are standard folds that occur in any material subjected to the ...
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