Frances Suzanne » smocking tutorial http://www.francessuzanne.com Sewing with Sisters Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:30:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Smocking: Inspiration for You http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-inspiration-for-you.html http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-inspiration-for-you.html#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:00:39 +0000 http://www.francessuzanne.com/?p=7648

Who doesn’t love a bit of inspiration? Today, we are going to be sharing smocking inspiration that spans the gamut from traditional, English smocking to more modern techniques. But first, we have a few housekeeping items we need to follow-up on in regards to our post, Smocking: An Introduction, due to some excellent comments and […]

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]]> http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-inspiration-for-you.html/feed 3 Smocking: The Trellis Stitch http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-the-trellis-stitch.html http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-the-trellis-stitch.html#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:00:51 +0000 http://www.francessuzanne.com/?p=7627

Now that you have learned about the cable stitch and wave stitch, it’s time to learn the third smocking stitch: THE TRELLIS STITCH! And, since MOST smocking is comprised of ONLY these three stitches in varying combinations, lengths, and widths, you will be well on your way to mastering the art of smocking. In our step-by-step video, we will […]

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]]> http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-the-trellis-stitch.html/feed 2 Smocking: The Wave Stitch http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-wave-stitch.html http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-wave-stitch.html#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:58:58 +0000 http://www.francessuzanne.com/?p=7596

Hopefully by now, you have practiced your cable stitch and have been bitten by the “smocking bug”! Today, we will be discussing another stitch used in smocking . . . THE WAVE STITCH . . . bringing our total to two stitches. What’s more exciting is that most smocking is comprised of ONLY three stitches in […]

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]]> http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-wave-stitch.html/feed 0 Smocking: Preparation and Your First Stitch http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-preparation-and-your-first-stitch.html http://www.francessuzanne.com/2015/07/smocking-preparation-and-your-first-stitch.html#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:20:06 +0000 http://www.francessuzanne.com/?p=7581

After our initial post, Smocking: An Introduction, that was filled with smocking resources and inspiration, we knew it was time to get down to the nitty gritty! YOU were ready to start the fun! First, we want to begin by talking a bit more about the smocking patterns, otherwise known as smocking plates. Most plates are […]

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We have slowly made the realization that we will not be one of “those bloggers.” You know the ones. They are the ones that you can recognize the maker of a sewn garment without any clues as to whom it might be, all due to styling, fabric coordination, photography, etc.  This has taken us a while to accept […]

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