Discover the impressive techniques & patterns of Lattice or Canadian smocking with bestselling author & TV presenter Debbie Shore Soon you will be pinching pleating & stitching to create textured fabrics for cushions (pillows) bags & even clothing It's a little like origami with fabric Go retro with nostalgic velvet smocked cushions reminiscent of the 50s & 60s Try the patterns with contemporary fabrics such as denim or hessian For the fresh country look select a woven gingham In Modern Smocking Parts 1 & 2 Debbie has put together 16 patterns plus ideas for a whole display of smocked cushion covers She shows clearly how to mark a grid of lines or dots & stitch over that grid to create the various smocking patterns & gives instructions for how to make a simple zipped cushion cover Best of all in these two enhanced ebooks there is over an hour of embedded video of Debbie demonstrating the techniques When you are used to the methods you can experiment with different fabrics mix designs together & apply the technique to anything from dressmaking to curtains Modern Smocking Part 1
Includes:: the basic techniques & eight different smocking patterns all with video demonstrations Part 2 has a further eight patterns with projects & videos