goffer
/ˈɡoʊfər/
noun
- A tool or device used to create decorative pleats or frills in fabric, especially in lace or ruffles.
- Tailors in the 1800s often relied on a goffer for fancy collars.
- She used a goffer to press the lace into delicate waves.
- The antique goffer was made of brass and heated on the stove.
verb
- To press or shape fabric into decorative pleats or frills using a goffer.
- The costume designer had to goffer the ruffles on the Victorian dress.
- She learned to goffer the edges of the curtains for a vintage look.
- He carefully goffered the lace trim with a heated iron.