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

On my "to sew" list for some time has been the Akita pattern from Seamwork Magazine. Akita is a simple top pattern with just one pattern...

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 basic cable stitch used in English Smocking.

Finishing side seams and adding a zipper when sewing with Guipure Lace.

A step by step guide to forming darts and attaching guipure lace to a dress bodice.

The Guipure Lace is attached to the Skirt Base by hand using a back stitch to attach each motif.