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

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

December is just around the corner and Thanksgiving is only days away! Little ones in picture smocked outfits for Christmas are so adorable. If you are going to get them finished in time, you need to start now, if you haven’t already! To help get those inspiration juices flowing, I have gathered together a number of free Christmas smocking plates together a few years ago. Unfortunately some of them are no longer available, but I have gone through the post, updated all the li