Patent ID: 8002156

Claim:
A handicraft clip for forming a pleat in a cloth, the clip comprising: a base plate including a first portion and a second portion of a predetermined width, the first portion having a basal end portion, the second portion being integral with the first portion and having a distal end portion; a fastening plate including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the fastening plate having a basal end portion, the second portion of the fastening plate being integral with the first portion of the fastening plate and having a distal end portion; and a joint portion that connects the basal end portion of the first portion of the base plate and the basal end portion of the first portion of the fastening plate so that the fastening plate pivots with regard to the base plate, the joint portion being elongated and parallel to the basal end portions; wherein the base plate and the fastening plate are foldable to face each other in a manner such that the first portions of the respective plates are superposed on each other, and that the second portions of the respective plates are superposed on each other, wherein the second portion of the fastening plate is formed with a slit extending from the distal end portion of the fastening plate toward the basal end portion of the fastening plate, wherein the slit of the fastening plate, over its entire length, extends through the fastening plate in a thickness direction of the fastening plate and splits the distal end portion of the second portion of the fastening plate.