little smocked dress i made for my grand daughter, first smocked project time consuming but pleased with it.

it's adorable !

Oh is sooooooooooooo beautiful. xoxox

Beautifully hand smocked. Must have taken quite a while to get it looking so perfect.

awesome work, very pretty

this is absolutely gorgeous, the hard work was really worth the finished product, lovely

Wow Kanny this is stunning work, the detail is adorable. The fabric is gorgeous, and the smocking really finishes the dress off. Your GD will love it for sure :)

This is so beautiful. I love the extra detail at the hem and the piping on the collar and sleeve.

Absolutely gorgeous!

Beautiful dress and the material is gorgeous.Love it.

Just lovely...did you hand smock the design or machine embroider the smocking? Did you pleate the fabric yourself or buy it pre-pleated? I am entertaining buying a pleater...I have never smocked before but I have seen some lovely designs on Elizabeths site for smocking and I am intrigued...

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by kanny 10 Dec 2012

i bought a pleater and it is hand smocked the design comes from australian smocking & embroidery magazine which can purchase from www.countrybumpkin.com.au/ great magazine. Each magazine comes with 6 or more multi sized patterns, it comes out qaurterly, great value.

by dragonflyer 10 Dec 2012

Thanks for the information...I still am wondering about getting a pleater...still researching the brands...can you recommend one?

by kanny 10 Dec 2012

i bought the super amanda pleater as this was made in australia (where i live) its user friendly.I spoke to the Gwen Gladwin from Busy Smockers she recommended i buy the super apposed to the baby pleater . the super pleater has more needles. I was surprised how easy they are to use.

Beautiful! A true work of art! You should be very proud of how hthis turned out!

What a beautiful dress. You have such talent!! :0)

Beautiful dress

You did a magnificent job on this,It is beautiful.

beautiful!

Beautiful!!

Wow, this is so lovely :)

This dress you've done is quite lovely&sure your grandaughter will enjoy it too. Thanks for sharing it& merry Christmas.:~D

It is so sweet.

So pretty. This is something I have never tried. But as a young child my mother made dresses like this for me. Wish I still had one.

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by kanny 09 Dec 2012

smocking was something i learned in high school always wanted to try it again

WOW! I loved it! Congratulations.

it is beautiful!

Stunning!!!

Gorgeous little dress. Your granddaughter will love it.

beautiful.. love hand smocked dresses..

This is just so precious!! Your granddaughter will love it. You did a beautiful job here. Congratulations!!