the sides of the upright members as illustrated in fig5 and 6 numeral 64a designates a flat holder member that may be made of plastic or similar material which has a slot in it as designated at 65 so that this member may be fitted down over a plate with the fabric folded over the plate as illustrated in fig5 and 6 this member holds the folds in position while the cascade is being formed after the pleats have been formed as described the plates 56 can be laid over that is moved about their hinges as illustrated in fig6 when laid over in this manner the folds or pleats are held in uniform configuration in this position folds or pleats are stapled at the ends as may be seen at 66a and 66b of fig6 fig7 shows a cascade that has been fabricated having folds or pleats 67a 67f the ends being stapled as shown at 66a 66f fig8 illustrates one of the finished cascades 14 which is illustrated in fig1 the cascade having been formed by the apparatus and technique as described from the foregoing those skilled in the art will readily understand and appreciate how the apparatus greatly simplifies and reduces the manual operations normally required in fabricating cascades without.