The yoke does a lot of the shaping - to reduce the time required to make the skirt, there isn't going to be a sewn fell - but it does look rather flared - and not a little odd - as though there are box pleats on the left hand side, knife pleats on the right.

Very strange.

You have to press the pleats - there is no alternative, if you don't do it before making up then you have to baste and press afterwards.

You still need to press as you work and smooth out wrinkles at the end but I find that pressing whilst the fabric is still flat, unpleated and unshaped saves time later.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: