Smocked sleeve

When you think of smocking, if you're like me, you think of this: This is from the mid-1890s, and it's Liberty of London! Or, perhaps you think of this: Or, you might even think of this: Bottega Veneta I must say I love this pink dress. Smocking is an interesting way to add elasticity to a garment, especially back in the days before rubber & elastic. For me, just another ingenious technique humans came up with to solve problems. I learned a bit about smocking when I lived in Abu Dhabi. The…

Smocking and embroidery lend an artisanal touch to this charming mini dress—equally at home in Malibu or the South of France. Square-neck, cotton linen mini dress with puff sleeves and smocking and embroidery details52% Linen, 48% Organic Cotton35" in LengthEthically Made in India

Sveta on Instagram: "I was going to share this smocking tutorial earlier, but always postponed and didn’t know if I should show whole process or just sewing part. Then I decided to make it together with pattern. I used a yoke part of basic shirt , it’s more complicated because of round neckline. For example, if you apply it for the sleeves bottom or others straight edge parts, you no need to cut original pattern for thousands slices, but for the curve edge you have to move every pleat…

Shop for these amazing collections of Green Cotton Plain V Neck Jade Smocked Top For Women by Cord online at Aza Fashions.

2-pc day dress in celadon cashmere w/ cream silk full sleeve pleated to SH & smocked at cuff & pleated yoke insertion into smocked collar, cream silk embroidery to yoke & above hem, shaped smocking created to fullness at bodice front & back & pleated into W, paired button & loop closures at CB, label "Liberty & Co Artistic & Historic Costume Studio".Ohio State Historic Costumes & Textiles Collection.

French style classic smocked dresses & daily chic outfits for children. High quality, timeless, handmade clothing for girls from 3m to 12y & for baby boys.

1900-05 Smocked Blouse Example of a transitional sleeve from the large leg of mutton sleeves of the 1890s to the straighter sleeves that followed.

Ivory pleated blouse with a V-shaped smocked bib at the bustline front, back, and shoulder caps. High necked self-ruffled released pleat collar with interior braid, peplum waistband, set in Elizabethan shaped sleeves with graduated puffs stitched down by narrow rows of smocking stitches; with silk gauze cuff ruffle and self covered flat buttons with figure eight loop closures down the center front. Labeled: "Liberty & Co./Artistic and Historic Costume Studio/222 Regent St. W." Labeled…