Factors Affecting Pleat Swing

[turpin]

But doesn't each pleat act as its own individual pendulum because each is fixed at a different part of the fell. Therefore the weight of the cloth in each pleat would be a greater factor affecting swing than total weight of the pleats.

[davedove]

But doesn't each pleat act as its own individual pendulum because each is fixed at a different part of the fell. Therefore the weight of the cloth in each pleat would be a greater factor affecting swing than total weight of the pleats.

But each pleat is connected to the next, so all the pleats would act in concert.