Diy smocking

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

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,

Shirring is an old technique, I know. (Shirring and smocking aren’t actually originally done with elastic…..but it sure makes things easier. And faster.) Sometimes I assume everyone knows how to do it. But then I get another email asking how to shir (or smock) fabric. So it reminds me I shouldn’t assume…………..because it is …

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

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…

Learn machine smocking techniques you can do with your sewing machine in this expert guide from Lorna Knight.

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

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…