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

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.

Quick links

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

Dolls

(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

Pre-pleated items

Old Stock On Sale

In the 22 years I have been in business I have gathered lots of different books in my shop.  Check out these page with listings of booklets on quilting, smocking, embroidery, applique, lace making, and other goodies. More to come.

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

Pattern Designers by Page - Not Just Smocking

Other Goodies That We Carry

Art for Sale

  • Nick Hyde - Visionary/Landscape Art

     A friend of mine, interesting surrealist as well - 70's San Francisco semi-psychedelic art with prints for sale (poster art/photo reproductions) as well as landscapes ("Golden" shown).

    Teens might like this site. See some art from San Francisco 1965-1975 ---->


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.
Soon to be incorporated into our new blog format.

------>Latest Editions<------

 ---->Beginner's Corner<-----

Enhanced e-mail Newsletter - The Gathering Thread

Write to us: thefaeries@smockingstore.com