Modern smocking

Everyone else has a blog, so why not me? Let’s just jump right in to my current project, which is a dress inspired by this one from Bottega Veneta: It really took my breath away. I wanted to …

Smocking is such a lovely technique and looks fantastic on clothing and really good on pillows as well. The amazing thing that I recently found out was that smocking was really not hard at all with simple instructions. When I saw this video tutorial by Professor Pincushion on how to do a basic honeycomb smocking,

#shirt | Minerva

one day i'm going to learn how to smock for my grandbabies. i'll start with gingham fabric like this!

- - - - - - - - - - - Modern Smocking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -: October 2010

Preen Before elastic there was smocking. The art of folding and stitching fabric to allow stretch was often used in the collars and cuffs of garments for men, women and children. Any fabric that can be folded into pleats can be smocked. Smocking can also be used as a purely decorative element as well. I remember wearing this sweet little dress with the smocked detail on the midriff section. This is my sister Ann wearing the dress. Our dresses passed down from cousin to sister to neighbor…

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

Fawn & Freda on Instagram: "Smocking panels for one of the children's dresses in our new SS24 Collection launching next week. (Minus some very tedious parts like threading 25 needles in the pleating machine..) . . . . #fawnandfreda #summerdresses #smocking #handsmocked #handembroidery #handmadeclothing #heirloomsewing #childrensclothing #ss24 #organickidswear #ethicalchildrenswear #organicfashion #ethicalmanufacturing #britishmanufacturing #slowfashion #childrensclothing #textileart"