Hand smocking

I have sewn tons of garments for my daughter, from teeny tiny rompers to delicate…

Smocking is a needlework technique in which fabric is stitched into three dimensional details. Learn one stitch with this smocking tutorial.

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Smocking for Girls and Boys, Forties’ and Fifties’ Patterns, Part 1 – witness2fashion

Free book download of the Paragon Smocking Book number 2. Includes instructions for 8 smocking stitches and 14 project ideas on how to use them.

milkmaid smock light blue linen smock blouse with 3/4 front button placket closure, hand embroidered english smocking on the chest, back and sleeves with custom embroidery on the collar and each side of the smocking panels. hand embroidered buttonholes with antique shell buttons made in the kent countryside

Go behind the scenes to the Parisian atelier to see the making of these pieces using smocked techniques for the Dior Haute Couture Autumn-Winter 2022-2023 collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri. © Sophie Carre

Smocking is a needlework technique in which fabric is stitched into three dimensional details. Learn one stitch with this smocking tutorial.

Eshyah Ogen on Instagram: "Tap for a history lesson 👇 Smocking is an old English technique that was developed around the 15th century. Originally, it was used as a practical stitch to give structure and elasticity to the simple-cut, woven garments of the period, as well as giving labour workers better movement in their clothes. The name Smock comes from the garments it was used on, and thus the name stuck with the stitch. Later, smocking acquired a more decorative nature, on cuffs, neck…

The Canadian Smocking Matrix Design is a unique and popular way of creating smocking patterns. It is created by first creating a grid of horizontal and vertical lines on a piece of fabric. Then, the fabric is gathered along the lines to create the desired pattern. This method is often used to create intricate and … Continue reading "How To Do Canadian Smocking Matrix Design"

After spending lots of hours of smocking, you wear your fancy new smocked garment on a event, afterwards you throw it in the washing machine. And it comes out looking all wonky and not at all that …

Smocking is a needlework technique in which fabric is stitched into three dimensional details. Learn one stitch with this smocking tutorial.

I thought that I would show how I make honeycomb smocking, the technique I used while smocking the leather belt thing.