Workshop 2 Smocking

| Sue Hare

This is an exciting method made more so especially since I have explored Ealish Wilson’s Contemporary Fibre Art: Smocking (EalsihWilson.com) and modernist smocking via http://www.tatter.com. Smocking requires calm and thought. It is quite technical. It can also be practical and beautiful. I have also managed to mix smocking with photography.

  • Careful measuring and folding beforehand
  • Piece of smocking as it develops. This is about 18 inches high and 9 inches wide. Need to plan ahead and know what the size of your final piece should be then leave more fabric for flexibility
I slipped a strip of photograph in this space from one of the photographs from my parent’s home. It gives the sensation of “behind closed doors”. Interesting. I lost my smocking samples on a train so I hope someone is enjoying their find as it has not been returned. This is something for the future! Such a lot of potential beyond making dresses and so on.

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