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Sew Cute Couture by Gail DoaneCreate 10 gorgeous jackets embellished with superb embroidery and colorful buttons sized 6mos - 12 years. Designed as the perfect partner for the classic smocked dresses each jacket looks equally stunning over a pair of jeans or skirt. From the hands of world renowned needle artist Gail Doane. A wonderful project book filled with patterns, original smocking designs and embroidery, lists of requirements for fabric, notions, needles, threads and embellishment design stitches plus stitch charts! A beautifully laid out book similar in feel to Country Bumpkin publications with each project described in detail and photographs. You have bishop dresses for the little ones, with matching jackets, and yoke dresses for the older girls that satisfies anyone's craving for fashion! A complete smocking stitch dictionary included as well as instructions for beginners. Projects include:
- Bishop Dress - 6mos - 3 years
- Shaped Yoke Dress - 4 - 12 years
- Yoke Dress with Overlay - 4 - 12 years
- Swing Jacket - 6mos - 12 years
- Jacket with Bound Edges - 6mos - 12 years
- Jacket with Contrast Bands - 6mos - 12 years
- Wrap Skirt - 4 - 12 years
- Purses
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A to Z Sewing by Country BumpkinA new wonderful reference manual for sewers of all skills. Topics have been gathered together from the pages of Inspirations and Australian Smocking and Embroidery magazines creating one of the most comprehensive sewing manuals to date. In the usual A to Z style topics are arranged alphabetically and shown in step-by-step color photographs with over 600 entries. Convenient covered spiral binding makes it easy to find your topic. This is a wonderful reference guide for beginners and intermediate sewers alike. A must have book for your sewing room library. I have to say having a wonderful book like this next to my sewing machine certainly helps when I'm stuck with a pattern with poor directions. I just reach for the book and see how the step is done in photos ... so much easier than drawings.
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Perfecting Picture Smocking by Laura Jenkins ThompsonBack in print after so many years, Laura has expanded this 2nd edition with more tricks and tips for picture smocking as well as covering the basic steps of smocking. What is especially delightful about this book are the hand illustrations Laura made for each step of the smocking stitch covered. Excellent publication. Price $18.50
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Adapting Commercial Patterns for
the Smocked Insert by Diana Bruce of Creative KeepsakesThis wonderful booklet is back in print. It takes you step by step through the process of planning and executing adding in a smocked insert into a commercial pattern with detailed instructions that are normally missing in commercial patterns. Adding a smocked does have challenges but you're in good hands with Diana as she patiently explains everything. *-- this may be out of print or in reprint, we can't get an answer yet.
Price $4.50
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"Calico Keepsakes" - Diana Bruce $7.00
This book contains nifty patterns for projects that combine smocking and quilting including a smocked tea cozy, pillows, slippers, apron, door stop, and a bag to name a few. Also has
beginning smocking instructions, a mini stitch dictionary, picture smocking
hints and 7 original smocking designs.
This is an excellent book for beginners who don't have children to smock
for. Don't let the title confuse you it's a great book on smocking.
Price $7.00
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Beautiful Bishops by the publishers of ASE-
$25.00
From the publishers of Australian Smocking & Embroidery comes the latest compilation book filled with 9 glorious bishop dresses from newborn to 6
years. Patterns are included along with the step-by-step photographs
on how to complete your garments.
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Primrose - White Swiss Voile Ensemble with embroidered pansies & ribbon
bows 12-18mos-2yrs (on cover)
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English Rose - Ivory bishop dress with Nottingham galloon lace embellished
with exquisite embroidery - 6-18mos
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Lily - Pink blush dress and matching knickers with delicate shadow work bow
with roses - 6-18mos
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Cherry Blossom - Demure dusky floral bishop dress with short bound sleeves
- 3-6yrs
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Angelica - Shimmering ivory silk dupion bishop dress prefect for Baptisms
or special occasions. 6-18most
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Forget-me-not - Front opening bishop dress embroidered with dainty blooms
- 4-6yrs
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Sweet Pea - Gorgeous cream lace and fine batiste bishop, embellished with
dusky pink roses. - 6-18 most
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Marguerite - Bishop variation featuring a round drop yoke with short bound
sleeves - 2-6yrs
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Poppy - Dainty Robia voile bishop dress with short smocked sleeves and bullion
embroidery - Newborn - 6 mos
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Essential Undergarments - Petticoat and knickers to add the perfect finishing
touch to your bishop dress - 3-18mos & 2yrs.
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New from Terri Wood
- Pleating DVD
In this new pleating DVD by Terri Wood (see her Smocking Video) the quest
for visual pleating information has finally been fulfilled. Techniques
covered in this DVD include:
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Introduction of Different Pleaters
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Care and Maintenance of the pleater
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Preparing the Pleater for Pleating
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Pleating a Bishop Dress
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Pleating using a motor
30 minutes DVD
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Terri Wood's Smocking DVD.
Terri Wood's Smocking DVD ... a great way to take home
the teacher after class. Terri Wood is a former shop owner who translates
her expertise knowledge to the world of video. Divided into four lessons
the video demonstrates the lessons in a classroom setting. After watching
this DVD, beginners as well as experienced seamstresses will have the ability
to smock and construct a beautiful garment.
Techniques Covered in this DVD include
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Pleating fabric, preparing to smock
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Tools Needed for Smocking Stitches
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8 basic geometric smocking stitches
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Picture smocking,
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Embellishing with flowers
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Construction of a Bishop Dress step by step
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The Book of Smocking - by Diana Keay - $17.95
I found more copies!!!!! This book is wonderful for it's history, projects and general information on smocking. "Over 20 inspiring projects complete
with step-by-step, illustrated instructions and ideas for variations. From
the basics of equipment and smocking stitches to techniques for handling
fine fabrics and achieving professional results, this is a complete course
for the novice and experienced smocker alike."
Contents include:
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The History of Smocking from the 14th-20th century and throughout the world
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Basic English Smocking - 3 projects including a sampler, honeycomb cushion
and lampshade
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Advanced English Smocking - A contemporary smock, Christening Robe &
Bonnet, 2 girls' dresses, round cushion
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Contemporary Smocking - Blouse, Cocktail Dress, 2 purses
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Other Forms of Smocking using English Smocking including: Gingham dress,
& 3 belts
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Other types of Decorative Smocking: On a tightly gathered foundation Blouse,
Mexican Blouse (on cover) & Ribbon Waistcoat
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Smocking & Fine Sewing Techniques from the 19th century sources - Lacis
Publications
Included in this volume are 8 booklets from the 19th century which cover
the range of smocking (English Style), plain needlework, monograms, jeweled
embroidery & knick-knacks. If you love history and have wished
that your great grandmother was alive to explain how to do all the embroidery
techniques you find in antique stores than this is the book for you. The
sections on smocking have wonderful old illustrations of ladies and children
in the smocked clothing of the period. Also included are photographs
of the smocking design and written instructions on how to complete the design
(no graphs). In the needlework section are instructions on all the
basics of hand sewing including several types of hems, buttonholes, gathering
and piping as well as info on how to sew on buttons (different patterns of
stitches within the button holes), basic french handsewing techniques including
rolling & whipping, tucks and sewing on lace. In the embroidery
section you learn how to feather-stitch, patchwork, quilting, honeycomb and
braiding. Including are many variations of stitches that are familiar
to embroiderers.
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A to Z Sewing for Smockers - Temporarily unvailable
From the pages of Australian Smocking & Embroidery magazine comes this
7th book in the A to Z series and wonderful it is. Every question a
sewer of smocking & heirloom sewn clothing could ask is answered in this
book with step by step photographs and excellent instructions. An essential
companion to A to Z Smocking. Over 580 superb step-by-step color
photographs, hints and tips from the experts, fabulous finishing touches for
sleeves, collars & hems. So if you missed out on the Mildred Turner
Series or Elizabeth Travis Johnson's collective wisdom you will find their
voices echoed in this publication. A must have for your sewing library.
From the introduction: "Have you ever been frustrated by sleeves that won't
sit properly or a hemline that droops? What is the difference between
a sleeve cuff and a sleeve band? Does the stitching show on your piping
no matter how hard you try to avoid it? How do you trim a collar so
that it has a perfectly curved edge? The answers to all of these questions,
plus many more, are contained within the pages of this book, the perfect
companion to the A-Z of Smocking."
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The Photo Book of Smocking Stitches - Right Hand Version $10.00
This wonderful book is back in print with step by step photographs of the
basic smocking stitches. It's a wonderful way to teach yourself how
to smock when you don't have access to a teacher.
Price $10.00
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The Photo Book of Smocking Stitches - Left Hand Version $10.00
Same book as above but with directions for left handers.
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How to Make Handmades for your Baby
First published in the '50s, this treasury of design ideas for christening
dresses, button-on suits, rompers, sacques, bonnets, day gowns and dresses
is a must have for any seamstress' library. Many techniques and embroidery
designs are given along with illustrated instructions. Paperback. Black and
white. 94 pages.
Price $16.00
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Geometric Smocking by Juliet Macdonald
Another beauty from South Africa home of the Read
Pleaters, containing 48 original geometric smocking designs. Each
design has a full color plate and a graph with instructions. Also included
are 8 dresses which cover different smocking situations including a bishop
dress smocked in one contrast color, a floral dress smocked with thicker
thread, smocked inserts, and gingham and tartan smocking. Great
instructions for how to smock along with adapting a commercial pattern for
smocking and creating your own designs with enlarging and reducing designs.
Price $22.00
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Muestras y Motivos - Frunces-Smock - Spanish Smocking Magazines
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