Tucks are traditionally worked on very fine cloth, and used for delicate garments, such as baby's clothing (especially christening dresses) and ladies' blouses and dresses.
V&A online catalogue (retrieved 14 March 2017).
GVE
Tucks and Pin Tucks
Detail of a French, silk crêpe day dress, with pin tucks, c. 1928.
Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc. no. T.141-1967.
With respect to sewing and decorative needlework, a tuck is a fold or pleat in a piece of material that is sewn in place. When these tucks are very narrow they are called pin tucks.
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General embroidery