5 Tips to help pleat multiple items efficiently for smocking.

Picking thread colors for a smocking project can be challenging. Here are 10 tips to help choose the perfect floss color.

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

The advantages, disadvantages and tips for sewing with brushed & double brushed polyester fabric. Smocking with this fabric is also covered.

Video tutorial showing how to easily adapt Simplicity 9141 to add hand smocking.

Smocking for adults is simple with these 5 patterns.

The differences between shirring and smocking are explained and substituting one sewing pattern for another is discussed.

A video tutorial show to stitch curved smocking and the free Hello Ducky Smocking plate.

A video smocking tutorial on how to stitch the Van Dyke smocking stitch.

Flora is one of the newest patterns from Pink Hollybush Designs and today I would like to tell you a little more about her. Flora is a...

I know you want to smock and sew for that precious bundle of joy, but mamas need easy care and comfortable knit garments that will...

Voile is one of my favorite fabrics to sew with, especially for summer. If you have never tried this fabric, here is a little background...