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Designer look without the designer cost, what's not to like? Designer Smocking for Tots to Teens empowers you to create modern clothing with contemporary catwalk character, for less money and in less time than it can take to decide on the perfect outfit. Within the 10 charming outfits featured, including patterns for 16 items, there are small accents including a smocked pocket on pajamas and patches on a pair of denim shorts, plus cute dresses, skirts and tops for children from newborn to size 14. Comes with lift out pattern sheets.

English Smocking by Hand With Ellen McCarn (Item # ES-100)

Smocking is so easy once you get the hang of it! Get started with this beautifully illustrated book with user friendly instructions for the beginner to the advanced stitcher and is the most complete manual of it's kind on the market. It has complete instructions on gathering your fabric by hand or using the pleater. Sections on blocking, joining and construction are clear and concise. It includes 5 smocking plates in full colour, and an absolutely beautiful sampler. Softcover, 32 pages, 8 full colour. Still one of our favourites.

One Stitch At A Time With Ellen McCarn, The Gudie for Beginners in English Smocking (Item # One Stitch)

This book is for beginners in English Smocking, and is a teaching guide contains six designs, a pillow sampler pattern, an eyelet and lace collar and detailed instructions from stitching to blocking and finishing. Step-by-step instructions, soft cover, 7 pages.

English Floral Monograms With Ellen McCarn (Item # English Floral)

This 4-page bookletl has delicate and lovely Monograms for English Smocking. These designs are appropriate for a yoke dress or pillow and a round neck or Bishop dress or blouse. Suitable for all seasons by changing the dominant color, this booklet has detailed instructions and graphed alphabet.

Classic Smocking Designs, Ten superb smocking designs suitable for all levels of smockers. (Item # CSD)

This ones a treasure for the soul and the senses. Ten glorious smocking designs all recreated from the very early editions of Australian Smocking & Embroidery which are no longer available. Each design contains the clear instructions and detailed photographs you have come to expect from the editors of this wonderful magazine. A must for your library. Softcover, 123 pages, full colour.

Picture Smocking With Ellen McCarn (Item # Picture Smocking)

The definitive guide for picture smocking this booklet is a must for beginning and advanced stacking instruction. With over 100 step-by-step illustrations & photographs, this volume also contains seven color designs, 12 interchangeable designs, 12 yoke borders and 12 round-neck borders, plus numerous helpful tips. Soft Cover, 48 pages.

A~Z of Smocking, A Manual For The Beginner Through To The Advanced Smocker (Item # AZOF)

Yes, it's finally here, The A~Z of Smocking is designed to reveal every secret and answer every question you have on this timeless art. Over a thousand step-by-step photographs bring smocking within the reach of anyone who can thread a needle. The book will teach you how to work the stitches, read graphs and select colours, fabric and threads. It will show you how to pleat and block a garment, give advice on different techniques such as ribbon weaving, counterchange, template and freeform smocking and much more. It is bursting with hints, ideas and inspirational photographs which will unleash your creativity. Softcover, 128 pages, full colour and spiral bound for easy use.

A~Z of SEWING FOR SMOCKERS (Item # AZSewing)

Everything you need to know for turing your smocked dress into an heirloom. Over 580 superb step-by-step colour photographs. Hints and tips from the experts. Many of the techniques covered in this book have a long history, some are newer approaches to old problems. All are tried and true methods that will help your produce beautifully constructed and finished garments. Fabulous finishing touches for sleeves, collars and hems. This is a manual of construction techniques for smocked garments. Soft cover, full colour, 128 pages, spiral bound.

The Pleater Manual By Sarah Douglas (Item #PM1)

A must have for anyone with a pleater. This is the definitive "generic" guide to operating a smocking pleater and working with pleated fabric. Saran Douglas is an expert on smocking and pleating and gives you a wealth of useful information about pleating and working with pleated fabric. It covers the basics as well as advanced subjects like pleating on the bias and even curves. Included is a glossary of terms, pleating directions for all types of fabrics and pleater maintenance instructions. The layout of the book is set up in lesson plans on every type of pleating, exotic or regular - so you'll know your stuff when you've worked you way through! She compiled alot of information, it's well researched and it shows. I can easily recommend this book as a must have in every smockers library. Soft cover, spiral bound.

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