- Of the first two pleats that I'm gonna work on. A smocking stitch goes over two pleats. The first stitch you take, it's gonna be two new pleats because you're starting. But every stitch after that, ...

For sewers and fine hand stitchers, creating smocked effects in fabric is considered an art. For knitters, however, this interesting way of creating a yoked effect is not well-known. Today I'll show ...

Q: I am interested in learning more about smocking. I know the basics, but is there a local sewing group that could help me hone my craft? – L.C., Newport News A: Smocking is an old form of hand ...

- Embroidery on top of pleats. So you pleat it first and then stitch on top. - Right, so all of your basic embroidery stitches are used in smocking. They're just done over pleats. - Oh, is all ...