74      MAKE YOUR OWN HATS 
 
BOX PLEATING- 
  This is made by turning the first pleat to the left 
and the next to the right. The same amount of ma- 
terial is required as for side pleating. If the pleats 
are to be one-half inch deep, the box pleat will be 
one inch across. Baste with silk thread at the top 
and bottom, and press on the wrong side. A simple 
box pleating may be basted through the center and 
the edges caught together. 
 
DOUBLE OR TRIPLE BOX-PLEATING-- 
  This is made by adding one or more pleats, one 
on top of the other. Begin by making two or more 
pleats turning to the left, then the same number 
turning to the right. Be very accurate, being care- 
ful to keep the box pleat the exact width desired. 
Baste at the top and bottom. This pleating is nearly 
always used by basting through the center, after 
having slightly pressed. The top and bottom bast- 
ings are then removed. The pleating may be caught 
together at top and bottom of box pleat, and it is 
then known as rose pleating. 
 
RADIATING- 
  This is the most difficult pleating to fashion, but