This is what I’ve been up to all weekend – working panels of smocking on the front, back and sleeves of one of my tunic dresses.
From top to bottom, the stitches are Trellis, Wave, Honeycomb, Chevron and Van Dyke.
I’m really, really pleased with how the smocking’s worked out.
Unfortunately, I over-estimated how much fabric the smocking would take up in the pleating, and I’ve ended up with a dress that’s much too big for me.
I’m going to be wearing the dress to the Albert Hall next weekend anyway, because I need to wear something blue, and I don’t have anything else. After that though, it’ll go up for sale.
(Best fit bust up to 42″, hips up to 58″, if you’re wondering!)
I’ll take some proper photos once it’s finished.