ʻO ka hana o ka mīkini pleating ka mea nui o ka concave convex pua nani me ka hiʻohiʻona liʻiliʻi a me nā ʻano like ʻole.ʻO ka lole ma hope o ka hoʻonohonoho wela e hoʻonui nui i ka elasticity a me ka manaʻo ʻekolu-dimensional, a ʻoi aku ka nani a me ka chic o ke ʻano hōʻemi.Hoʻohana nui ʻia ka mīkini ʻoluʻolu i ka ʻoihana textile, a hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia e hana i ka pālule kanaka maikaʻi loa, ka pālule, ke kāwele hoʻonaninani, ka lole uhi, etc.