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smockingnoun
embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
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smockingnoun
An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place.
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Smocking
Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable. Smocking developed in England and has been practised since the Middle Ages and is unusual among embroidery methods in that it was often worn by labourers. Other major embroidery styles are purely decorative and represented status symbols. Smocking was practical for garments to be both form fitting and flexible, hence its name derives from smock — an agricultural labourer's work shirt. Smocking was used most extensively in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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smocking
Smocking is a type of embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. It involves pre-shrinking the fabric by using tiny stitches to create a certain pattern, typically in a honeycomb style. It was traditionally used on the cuffs, bodice, and necklines of garments, like dresses and blouses, to make them flexible. Smocking is often seen on children's clothing and lingerie due to its decorative yet functional design.
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Smocking
Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable. Smocking developed in England and has been practised since the Middle Ages and is unusual among embroidery methods in that it was often worn by laborers. Other major embroidery styles are purely decorative and represented status symbols. Smocking was practical for garments to be both form fitting and flexible, hence its name derives from smock — a farmer's work shirt. Smocking was used most extensively in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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