Honeycomb smocking tutorial

Smocking is such a lovely technique and looks fantastic on clothing and really good on pillows as well. The amazing

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Vintage Honeycomb smocking

Yesterday I discussed how I constructed my favorite high-collared smock which I wore through most of Pennsic. Today I will explain how I finished the collar with honeycomb pleatwork (smocking). (For those looking to make the honeycomb pleatwork apron, check the Patterns page for the instructions!) Pleatwork is a very common method of gathering, sizing, and embellishing cloth in 16th century...

I thought that I would show how I make honeycomb smocking, the technique I used while smocking the leather belt thing.

Honeycomb Smoking of Fabric. LEFT: http://tumblingblocks.net/blog/2008/09/22/Honeycomb-Smocking-Tutorial/ RIGHT: http://www.sewgirlystudio.com/2011/10/tiny-buttons-and-honeycomb-smocking.html (Found via https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=580754358711503)

This video shows how do honeycomb smocking (a.k.a. pleatwork). Watch as I take a 55" wide piece of linen, pleat it into 1" folds, then create the honeycomb p...

Step by Step smocking tutorial showing how to smock the Surface Honeycomb Stitch.

Step by Step smocking tutorial showing how to smock the Surface Honeycomb Stitch.

I used a basic honeycomb smocking stitch and beads to create this beautiful beaded fabric. It Forms the sleeves and bodice of my wedding dress. This one piece was completed in May 2013.

tutorial here tumblingblocks.net/blog/index.cfm/2008/9/22/Honeycomb-Smo...

Introduction Embroidered pleat-work (smocking) and what “appears” to be honeycomb smocking was a common element in garb and aprons of the 15th and 16th centuries in Germany (see my hone…

Buffets, puffs ... Beautiful! In clothes, in accessories, in the interior ...

Haute couture for a baby? It feels alike. Just kidding. In a way it`s like yoga for me. I love hand embroidering. It`s so meditative. The same stitches over and over again, while you let your thoug…