Friday, February 24, 2012

How many ways can you smock?

We had a busy meeting in February.  February is National Smocking Month, so we found out how many ways there are to smock.  I was stunned to know that there are 19 named ways to smock!


We made samples of many new techniques and enjoyed pictures of all the techniques.

Here is the smocking list one of our members put together for us:

1.  Backsmocking or Reverse Smocking
2.  Background Smocking
3.  Bargello Smocking (top left photo above)
4.  Bulgarian Smocking (sample below)
 

5.  Canadian Smocking
6.  Continental Smocking
7.  Counterchange Smocking (sample below)


8.  Crossover Smocking or Layered Smocking
9.  Diagonal Smocking
10.  Direct or French Smocking
11.  English Smocking
12.  Freeform/Random/Contemporary Smocking
13.  Italian Smocking (Sample below)

14.  Jigsaw Smocking
15.  North American Smocking
16.  Picture Smocking 
17.  Plaid or Tartan Smocking
18.  Template Smocking
19.  Vertical Smocking


How many smocking techniques do you know?  Come join us and learn some fun things.  

March is the time we work on Wee Care Gowns for local hospitals.  Hope to see you there!