I'm in love with smocking! It is time consuming, even tedious at times and it is so hard to get the stitches even, particularly on the silk fabric I chose to use (I don't know why except I liked the feel of it). All the same I loved it. Unpicking the original gathering stitches at the end and discovering the elastic qualities of the resulting fabric was like opening your presents at Christmas. I can see some mistakes in my stitching and it could be neater, but I am pleased with the results nevertheless and keen to practise more so I can do better.
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| 5.6.8 Completed smocking sample |
I particularly enjoyed the chevron honeycomb stitch (see close-up below). It was quite hard to get the hang of it, but then suddenly it clicked and there was a very pleasing rhythm to the stitch.
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| 5.6.8 (a) Chevron Honeycomb Stitch |
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