I've had an amazing summer! Day trips around the Pacific NW, outdoor concerts and days at the outdoor pool to name a few amazing excursions! My kids start school in less than two weeks so I thought this would be a good time to introduce my projects in Stitch Magazine's Fall 2013 issue!
I was inspired by smocking and how you can create such amazing detail with a simple method of hand stitching. The bag is smocked across the top and has leather handles. I also included instructions to make the removeable flower!
In keeping with the theme, I envisioned the smocking on a scarf as well and created a honeycomb smocked scarf. This is an incredibly easy hand stitching project and so nice to work on during Autumn and Winter evenings!
This is a pic of the original sample which shows the smocking detail more clearly.
Keeping with the smocking theme of this post, I was down in my basement looking for some sewing notions and found this vintage pattern. It looks like it is from the 1940's : ) I'm looking forward to trying some different smocking stitches!
xo
Charise
I really like the smocking on that scarf! Neat idea Charise!
ReplyDeleteVery creative use of smocking! Both the purse and scarf are great.
ReplyDeleteThat smocking is beautiful! Oh, and I wish I had fun things like that in my basement.
ReplyDeleteThat is all soo cute! I would love a scarf like that!
ReplyDeleteThe transfer paper is just so fantasticly fourties!
Esther
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Beautiful. I have been wanting to try smocking and I thought it would be for my little girl but maybe I will make myself something.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely! Congratulations on all of your summer successes. :0)
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Jan does (or did, anyway)smocking? That and knitting -- including Fair Isle -- was her thing. She did some really pretty things for Kalle way back when. :) I definitely want to try smocking. I saw a really cute example on Pinterest of smocking on polka dot fabric. It creates little flowers. I think it would look adorable with some beadwork added.
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