- Embroidery on top of pleats. So you pleat it first and then stitch on top. - Right, so all of your basic embroidery stitches are used in smocking. They're just done over pleats. - Oh, is all ...

For sewers and fine hand stitchers, creating smocked effects in fabric is considered an art. For knitters, however, this interesting way of creating a yoked effect is not well-known. Today I'll show ...

According to the Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion, smocking (traditionally used on children’s clothing) is "decorative needlework used to hold gathered cloth together. The stitches catch alternate ...

Q: I am interested in learning more about smocking. I know the basics, but is there a local sewing group that could help me hone my craft? – L.C., Newport News A: Smocking is an old form of hand ...

- I personally do a lot of my own patterns but there are a lot of patterns out there that you don't have to do your own. - Because this is simple, this is not, but it's beautiful. - Yes, it's very ...