I have seen many examples of smocked garments with ribbon woven under and over the smocking stitches. The look of it appealed to me so I thought I would give it a try. Unfortunately, I forgot to take step by step pictures so all I have to show is the finished product. When choosing a […]
September 2013 – Smocking and ribbon weaving Read More »
Come join the Smocking Arts Guild of America (SAGA™) at its annual convention in Frisco, Texas October 23rd-27th click the logo for details PinkHollyBushDesigns.com has a post about the event. Make plans to attend. You won’t be disappointed. You can download the printable PDF brochure here. The brochure is full of details, including lots of
Coming This Fall! SAGA Texas Two-Step Stitching In Frisco, Texas October 23 – 27, 2013 Read More »
February 2013 – February has been a wonderful month for our family. We have a new grandson! He and his mother are doing well. We have so much to be thankful for this February. This is the month of hearts so I decided to make something with hearts for my almost 2 year old granddaughter.
February – 2013 Counterchange Smocking Read More »
My posts have been lacking this year and I am trying to get back on schedule to do a post each month. Over the summer I had two surgeries. The first one was for an abnormal spot that showed up on my mammogram. By having an excisional biopsy done, this area of tissue was removed
September 2012 – The wrap dress Read More »
Learning new things – Like hand embroidery. No one ever taught me to embroidery. I was taught how to quilt, knit, crochet and taught myself how to smock. But embroidery looked very hard, tedious, and time consuming, as is anything done by hand. So, I have a wonderful embroidery machine that does all my embroidery
May 2011 – Learning New Things, Like Hand Embroidery Read More »