Smocked sleeve

milkmaid smock light blue linen smock blouse with 3/4 front button placket closure, hand embroidered english smocking on the chest, back and sleeves with custom embroidery on the collar and each side of the smocking panels. hand embroidered buttonholes with antique shell buttons made in the kent countryside

In portraits gollars can be found during the first third of the 16th century. Most people think about the round type of gollars that you wear on top of you clothing when they hear the term. But there are another type that is common too, the undergollar, made of linen, I have been writing about it before. Often you might dont even understand that its what you are seeing in a portrait, it might look like her shirt. But to few pleats might be a sign, or in this case, to many...or something like…

This post may contain affiliate links – this means I may receive a commission if you decide to make a purchase through links on this post, a...

Historical costuming from the 18th through 20th centuries, with a few fantasy and earlier pieces.

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…

Little Women Atelier on Instagram: "Delicate details of the Beth'23 dress sleeves in the Grass Green color, available to order on our website: littlewomenatelier.com 🌿 #linen #puffysleeves #littlewomenatelier #cottagecore"

Updated 09/02/2024 -This article is always under development and just represents a discussion I’m having (with myself) and a research placeholder. I do not host any references and try to prov…