Welcome to our Embroidered Garden of items we carry including:
smocking, heirloom sewing, silk ribbon embroidery and more!

Quick links

Here is a link to all the Sew Beautiful Christmas Smocking Balls designs

Here's a link to our Christmas Plates

Antique Laces & Trims
Books
Buttons/Clasps
Children's Books
Embroidery Floss
Fabrics
French Laces, Tatting & Swiss Embroideries
Magazines
Needles
Notions
Old Books
Patterns
Piping
Pleaters & Needles
Ready to Smock Outfits & Pre-pleated Inserts
Silk Ribbons
Smocking Plates
Treasures

Our Most Popular Links
Dolls

Mail-in or Fax orders please go here.
If you need assistance please write or call. We are on duty 7:30AM-7PM every day PACIFIC TIME
(with the weekends being intermittant sacred play time with color).

Garden Fairies Trading Company (a complete smocking supply source) was created in 1986 in dedication to bringing you the finest imported and domestic fabrics, French Laces, Swiss Embroideries, Ribbons, Trims & Buttons, Silk Ribbons and Silk Floss we can find.   Scroll down to see everything we carry below the quick links of our most frequently visited pages. If you need help gives us a call or email, we'll respond shortly.

(More on the history of Garden Fairies - Click Here).  

Beginner to Smocking?

Raw beginner to smocking or web-catalogs? Do you need assistance in getting started?

"Creativity is so important to the spirit of joy within woman and man no matter what age ...
Do something that truly makes you happy and joy will follow.
Close the door to the whole world and just START!!!!!"  -  Crown Princess Lilianne

Interesting Things about Smocking

Pleaters, pleating supplies & Smocking Notions

Buttons

Norwegian Pewter Buttons, Clasps,
Shoe Buckles & Lacing Chains
Mother of Pearl Buttons
Antique Buttons - on new site
Hand Painted Porcelain Doll Buttons
Hand Painted Porcelain Buttons
Porcelain Buttons

Pre-pleated items

Old Stock On Sale

In the 24 years I have been in business I have gathered lots of different books in my shop.  Check out these page with listings of books on quilting, smocking, embroidery, applique, lace making, and other goodies. More to come.
Old and Out of Print Books
  

Books:
Smocking, Heirloom Sewing and Embroidery, Costume,
Dolls, Fabric Design. Smocking & Pleating DVD & Embroidery CDs

Magazines from Down Under, the USA and Spain

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Books & Supplies

Ribbon Roses & Bows for your embroideries
or embellishments on clothing

Goodies for Dolls

Children's Books

Sewing Fabrics

We carry imported fabrics from Switzerland, Italy and China. We also carry fabrics from the USA. Most all are specially chosen for their smocking or heirloom sewing compatibility.

Lace

Smocking, Heirloom Sewing & Art to Wear Clothing Patterns We Carry
(click on link to see images of pattern companies)

Heirloom Sewing Patterns

Art to Wear Patterns

Our New Non Smocked Designer Patterns for Children
Pintucks & Petticoats Pattern Company
Oliver S+ Pattern Company
The Pink Fig
Portabello Pixies
Handmade Dress Patterns/Crocheted Booties
Children's Corner
Maw Bell Designs

Pattern Designers by Page - Not Just Smocking

Other Goodies That We Carry

Themed & Duplicate Stitch, Counterchange and Gingham Smocking Design Plates

Duplicate Stitch, Counterchange and Gingham Smocking Plates

Smocking Plates by Designers

                       

Garden Fairies Smocking & Needlearts Newsletter


Here are links to some of our newsletters and special editions.
To see the entire collection of newsletters go here.<

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Enhanced e-mail Newsletter - The Gathering Thread

Write to us to be placed on our newsletter list: mainfayrie@smockingstore.com