The Stem and Outline stitches are often background stitches in smocking. Simple to do, they don't often take center stage, but instead...

Get our Little Hippo Free Smocking Plate.

Several new Organic Double Gauze fabrics are now available in the shop from Cloud 9 and Monaluna Fabrics. Double Gauze is a new substrate...

A step by step tutorial on sewing the Baby's Breath knit Baby Bunting sewing pattern.

Welcome back to our discussion on smocking knits! So far we have discussed Sewing Knits: Just the Essentials, Smocking Knits: Testing the...

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...

Whip Tucks are a wonderful way to add heirloom, hand-made interest to a garment. Often Whip Tucks can be found on vintage baby clothes...

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

Create a wonderful keepsake by having a recipe printed on fabric and sew it up into a dish towel.

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...

Our organic knit fabrics by Stof Fabrics of Denmark have finally arrived (I ordered them in November) and I am so excited to have them in...

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

Everyone has their way to relax and for me it has always been with a good book. Not a novel - I tend to get too caught up in them;...

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

A review of Vogue 8815 and Rayon fabric from Cotton and Steel fabrics.

My oldest daughter is out on her own and living in the big city. As many 20 somethings, she lives in a small city apartment with two roommates. While this set-up has many benefits, one of the challenges can be space. Leaving your latest sewing project out on the table doesn't go over well with the roommates if the table is the only place for food prep or for eating once that food is prepped! It also isn't too good for the sewing project! My daughter is fortunate that her bed

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.