Folds are not usually found singly, but are surrounded by neighboring folds that they are connected to. This chapter looks at the patterns of these interconnections. Folds interlock at the line where two broad areas of cloth that are at different angles and already contain folds meet. The way in which they interlock has a simple geometry that is the same regardless of whether the folds involved are parallels or radials or both. The zigzagging pattern that occurs along the edge where they meet can vary in size and angularity, and can be even or uneven. There is variety to the shapes of interlocking folds in clothing, but the folds follow a simple pattern (Figure 5.1).
5.1 Interlocking folds occur on the sleeves, ...
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