Modern smocking

Learn how to hand smock in this beginner hand sewing tutorial. Make a honeycomb smocked scarf with contrast thread. Free pattern and tutorial learn to smock, honeycomb smocking is easy I will show you how to sew a smocked scarf, diy fashion

Stephanie Hung of The Crafts Dept. (MarthaStewart.com) suggests smocking on gingham for beginners. She says, The squares in the gingham pattern act as sewing guides so you can make perfectly spaced…

Even the most basic serger can produce several stitches. Here’s a look at the whole family of stitches so you can choose the best serger stitch for your sewing project.

In portraits gollars can be found during the first third of the 16th century. Most people think about the round type of gollars that you wear on top of you clothing when they hear the term. But there are another type that is common too, the undergollar, made of linen, I have been writing about it before. Often you might dont even understand that its what you are seeing in a portrait, it might look like her shirt. But to few pleats might be a sign, or in this case, to many...or something like…

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Lucid charm meets timeless tradition. Our hand-smocked adult blouses offer a modern twist on an age-old technique, with intricate details and a comfortable silhouette. #handsmocked#handmade#luxuryfashion#slowfashion

1900-05 Smocked Blouse Example of a transitional sleeve from the large leg of mutton sleeves of the 1890s to the straighter sleeves that followed.

Rocking Smocking: A guide to smocking for the modern sewist