How To's
Betty’s scuffs
Scuffs How To How To by Betty SUPPLIES: Scuffs from Dollar General or Wal-Mart and a strip of batiste 45″ X 3 1/2″ (maybe 4″,measure your scuffs), 5 yards lace. Smocking design of your choice, I make five windows and put roses in the center three. Step 1. Fold strip into fourths and baste mark […]
Smocking
Pure Elegance
Ole McLaughlin, is a member of the Apple Valley smockers and does the most amazing Brazilian embroidery. I hope she will let me show more of her work in the future. Some Christening gowns have stories connected with them before they are created, with others the stories are created by the babies who wore the […]
General Sewing
Baby Leah by Primrose Lane
This romper is fun and easy to sew. There are added details to make it special, you can add the ruffle or keep it off. I like adding the ruffle. Share This:
Tips and HInts
Pleating Fabric
By Nonie Each pattern is designed for a specific weight fabric. Many patterns meant for smocking recommend using light weight fabric. If your pattern suggests a light weight fabric but you want to use a heavier one,you must reduce the fullness. You can see how each different weight fabric takes up a different amount […]
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