Thread pleater needles and roll fabric through for perfect pleats.  This pleater has 24 full space rows and 24 half space rows.  Comes with 24 needles and has hand crank knob mounted on a plastic base.  Rolling bars are brass.  Replacement needles available.  New to pleating and smocking?  Kari recommends: A to Z of Smocking book and A to Z of Construction book as perfect “get started” must haves. 

Pleaters pleat the fabric only, smocking stitches are done by hand.