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| In a glass case at The Sewing Studio in Maitland, FL. |
Up until last week, I'd not known of its existence either.
I discovered it while visiting The Sewing Studio in Maitland, Florida. (What a store, but more on that in a future post.)
They have beautiful, fine batiste in every color, pleating boards for sale, embroidery floss, and inspirational children's outfits under glass.
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| Another heirloom outfit at The Sewing Studio in Maitland, FL. |
I've only ever done one smocked dress (for my niece Alexa), and that was 20 years ago. I recall it being quite fun and easy.
Here are a few smocking images I just found on Google.
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| Honeycomb examples |
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| Design examples |
Here are some books if you want to learn more:
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| A-Z of Smocking Book (Amazon) |
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| Best of Sew Beautiful Christening Gowns Book (The Sewing Studio) |
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| The Joy of Smocking Book (The Sewing Studio) |
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| Treasury of Smocking Design Book (Amazon) |
And finally -- if the smocking bug bites, you may be interested to learn SAGA's Annual Conference is September 17-21, 2014 in Orlando, Florida.
The Convention brochure will be posted by March 1, 2014, and Registration starts May 1, 2014.
Smock on,
Lynn
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