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New Designer Smocking For Tots to Teens 10 Delightful projects for the trendy tot up to the fashion conscious teen No longer just the domain of babies and toddlers, smocking reveals itself as a fashion statement in these trendy outfits. You'll find it in unexpected places- embellishing jeans, highlighting a floral print or starring as a decorative trim on pajamas. Each garment comes with a multi-size paten and complete instructions for smocking and construction. This book brings smocking to today's styles! BH-040.....$45.99 New and Complete
A-Z of Sewing for Smockers This book will lead you through every step of turning your gorgeous smocked design into a piece of wearable art or a family heirloom. Packed with easy to follow instruction and fabulous tips from the experts, this book is a must for everyone in love with fabric, smocking or sewing. Over 580 superb step-by-step color photographs. This is one of the original books and is spiral bound and lays flat on the table for easy use. BE-042.......$49.98 Sale $34.98
English Smocking By Grace Knott The text your mother learned from, updated and revised by the woman that brought English Smocking to Canada. Basic well written instructions with everything you need to know to get started in smocking. BH-041........$32.98 Almost gone!
Ellen McCarn on English Smocking A basic smocking guide for beginners, with 32 pages of beautifully illustrated instructions including sections on pleating and garment construction. 150 step-by-step illustrations, photographs and seven designs make this volume a must for smocking student or teacher. BH-042..............$19.98
Picture Smocking by Ellen McCarn The definitive guide for picture smocking, this 48 page color book is a must for beginning and advanced smocking instruction. With over 100 step-by-step illustrations & photographs, this volume also contains seven colour designs, 12 interchangeable designs, 12 yoke borders, and 12 round neck borders, & lots of tips. BH-043.........$19.98
One Stitch At a Time by Ellen McCarn A great guide for beginners in English Smocking as this teaching guide contains 6 designs, a pillow pattern and eyelet and lace collar instructions. 7 pages. BH-044....$12.98
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The Joy of Smocking By Martha Pullen Everything you ever wanted to know about smocking including how to operate the Pullen Pleater, English smocking and Picture smocking. Pattern for a nightgown is included. Stitches are well explained in Martha’s flamboyant style and some very helpful hints are included as well. BH-006...........$39.98
Counterchange the art of pleaterless smocking by Ann Hallay Use two-colour even striped fabric and floss and stitch your way to beautiful designs. The way the stitches reveal or conceal the striped fabric produces the pattern. Some magazines have patterns for counterchange. Click here for fabric suitable for counterchange smocking. Scroll down to the stripes. The pink and blue are perfect size. I also have smocking plates for counterchange smocking. BH-046.....$24.98
Geometric Smocking by Juliet Macdonald 26 full color pages of examples and smocking plates. 48 clear, easy to follow design plates. Some basic instruction is included as well. BH-047........$39.98
Australian Smocking for Beginners By Margie Bauer covers history of smocking, materials, pleaters, stitches, stacking cables, reading graphs, backsmocking, centering designs. Includes small projects, a yoke style dress directions, the bishop, and more. Mostly black and white but large clear diagrams for the stitches. BH-052.......$24.98
Beautiful Bishops The timeless bishop is easy to construct and looks divine on all ages. This comprehensive book is designed for the beginner through to the advanced smocker. It includes 9 multi-sized bishop style dresses. The absolutely gorgeous photography is accompanied by step-by-step techniques as well as hints, tips and easy instructions. BH-048.........$129.99 Only 1 available New
The Pleater Manual A comprehensive guide to the use of the Smocking Pleater This is a non brand specific instruction manual that teaches you how to pleat in a series of 17 lessons. Many other topics are covered including choosing a pleater, pleater jargon and caring for a pleater. BH-049........$39.98
Classic Smocking Designs Superb Smocking designs suitable for all levels of smockers 10 designs full color with great directions. BH-050.......$24.98
Perfect Picture Smocking Learn how to create picture smocking to enhance adorable classic garments for your loved ones in Laura Jenkins Thompson's book. Through concise instructions and over 140 detailed illustrations, Laura shows you step-by-step from start to finish how to form smocked figures using stacked cables. If you have struggled with picture smocking or are afraid to attempt it, this book will lead you to success! Awesome book! Rare! BH -053.......$119.99 Only1 available New
Creative Smocking Contemporary Design, Traditional Techniques Smocking has been a favorite hand-stitching technique for hundreds of years. Now adventurous stitchers are experimenting with the traditional stitches, combining them with new materials and new ideas to create some fascinating and sometimes outrageous effects. For the beginner or the experienced smocker. Hardcover BH-060...........$59.99 Soft Cover BH-061.......$54.99
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