Smocking for Beginners
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Smocking is a craft that can easily be learned. It only looks complicated, but believe me it’s very easy once you try it yourself. If you know how to use a needle and thread you will be able to smock in no time at all. Because of its simplicity, smocking became, and remains a very popular form of decorative embroidery - it’s an inexpensive, creative and relaxing hobby.
Mabel Van Niekerk
Mabel van Niekerk's main passion in life is travel. She enjoys writing about her many travel experiences and documenting reference books to provide more information about towns and cities in countries she found fascinatingly different from her homeland, South Africa.She is also passionate about crafting and enjoys writing reference books about the various crafts she has mastered and enjoys.Mabel has now turned her hand to writing books for young children, as she recalls the stories she told her own children many years ago.
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Smocking for Beginners - Mabel Van Niekerk
Smocking For Beginners
By
Mabel Van Niekerk
SMASHWORDS EDITION
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Smocking For Beginners
Copyright 2013 Mabel Van Niekerk
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Content
Smocking for Beginners
Requirements for this craft
Fabrics
First start with preparing the fabric
Dot transfers
Thread
Needles
Pleating the fabric
Smocking
Various smocking stitches
Cable stitch
Double cable
Wave stitch
Trellis stitch
Stem or outline stitch
Honeycomb stitch
Diamond stitch
Spool stitch
Smocking terminology you might encounter
Make a sampler