Weldon's 2D #19 c.1886 - Practical Smocking (First Series)

15 Pages. This is the First of Four books in the Weldon's Practical Smocking series. As with all of the Weldon's Series, the best basic information for the topic is always found in the first of the series - this book is a must have! The books begins with the history of smocking and covers the beginning steps to preparing your material for gathering. In this book there is instruction for to varieties of Honeycomb Pattern, Outline and Rope Pattern, Herringbone Pattern, Diamond Lattice Pattern, Basket Pattern, Diamond Pattern, Diamond Pattern in Scallops, Feather Stitch and Zig-Zag, Feather Stitch and Chevron, Spanish Pattern, Open Diamond Pattern, Beaded Honeycomb, and Empress Pattern. Also included are instructions for smocking various garments - please note, however that there are no paper patterns for these garments. A wealth of information on the fine art of English Smocking! REPRODUCTION