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"

Learn how to do arrow smocking with this arrow smocking tutorial from Debbie Shore

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…

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Learn unique techniques that will enhance your next quilt! These vintage sewing techniques will raise the surface of your quilt and truly impress. We’ll learn heirloom smocking techniques, t…

There’s something about smocking that seems to strike fear into the hearts of even fairly adventurous sewists. My very first blog post ever was about a smocked dress. I managed to inspire one…

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,