Smocking in Fashion Design: Beaded Cuffs with Embroidery Technique

Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable. It was used to gather the fabric in bodices of the baby frocks. You need at least 4 times the cloth for the width of the final piece. ------------------ More Smocked DIY Ideas: ------------------ Amazon ------------------ 4 inch Wide Satin Ribbon: Pure Silk Fabric: Shop on Amazon: ------------------ Teespring merch: ----------------- Subscribe to other Channels: DIY Stitching: ------------------ Contact me on - ihandworks@ Website: Pinterest: Facebook: I