Hand smocking

Gracie on Instagram: "So I have a vision. Bu I’ve just come to realise it is going to take a lot longer to come to fruition. Luckily, the dress that I am planning for this honeycomb smocked silk organza isn’t needed until November! Have you ever tried hand smocking before? Silk organza from @wearethefabricstore ✨ Purple dots: marked with an air erasable pen from @lincraft 🖊 #slowfashion #couturefashion #handmadefashion #derbyday #handsewing #millenialsewing"

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

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Introduction Embroidered pleat-work (smocking) and what “appears” to be honeycomb smocking was a common element in garb and aprons of the 15th and 16th centuries in Germany (see my hone…

In the ateliers, savoir-faire is in a perpetual state of evolution. And so the smocking that is in the Autumn-Winter 2022-2023 Haute Couture... | textile, dress

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.

Smocking was a part of traditional dress long before it became associated with clothes for children. However, as a way of expressing devotion through hand sewing, smocking patterns like these remained popular: most of these patterns were featured in the McCall Needlework catalogs year after year. McCall 692 is one of the few patterns that…

This video tutorial shows how to hand pleat fabric for smocking and provides several reasons why you may choose to hand pleat.