How to prepare and pleat knit fabric for smocking. Full video tutorial.

Are you afraid to smock with knits? You didn't know you could? Well I decided it was time to give it a try. The verdict is in and...

Time for another installment of the Smocking Stitches Guide. So far we have covered the cable, wave, trellis and flowerette stitches. We...

So far in these smocking tutorials, I have covered the meat and potatoes of smocking. We have covered the cable, wave and trellis...

A step by step photo tutorial on how to stitch the Trellis Stitch for smocking.

A step by step tutorial on how to stitch the Wave Stitch used in hand smocking.

A step by step tutorial on how to stitch the basic cable stitch used in English Smocking.

The best way to learn to smock is to start with a Christmas Ornament!

When I am picking a fabric for my next project, I often get caught up in the colors and patterns, forgetting that sometimes the simplest...

I was heading off on vacation for a few days and planned to take a baby angel sleeve bishop with me to smock on the beach. My nephew and niece are expecting their first little one and the shower is two weeks away. Now before you accuse me of procrastinating, I have been working along diligently. The bloomers to go under the bishop are all sewn (and turned our adorable, as bloomers usually do), the angel sleeve bishop had the arms attached, and my bags were packed. The last th

I was supposed to get this dress done so my good friends could take it with them as they headed south for a vacation with their son,...