The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . for baby. Figure 33.—To smock on any line except a perfectlystraight one has not heretofore been accomplished;with the one exception of the Bishop model; and inthat solitary case it has not been entirely this illustration is shown what can be accomplishedon the curve when using the machine-stitched cannot possibly smock on a curve when usingany other method. Heretofore patterns have con-formed to their intended decoration when smockingwas to be used, and the result
The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . for baby. Figure 33.—To smock on any line except a perfectlystraight one has not heretofore been accomplished;with the one exception of the Bishop model; and inthat solitary case it has not been entirely this illustration is shown what can be accomplishedon the curve when using the machine-stitched cannot possibly smock on a curve when usingany other method. Heretofore patterns have con-formed to their intended decoration when smockingwas to be used, and the result has been a noticeableuniformity of outline in garments showing this em- Fic, ,^4. Stitchus Used on , of Fig. 35 right andworksq u i c k 1 \- .Here againone iises thecard tomeasure thedepth of thed i a lu tuckeras for alltucking,one - eighth-inch t u c k,one - eighlli-i n c h space,and so on. Figure 31. —. Here weshow a practical applica-tion of hon-e y c o m 1>s m o c w o r kwas done inthis case onstitchedlines. Thepoints werestitched tothe depthdesired, andthe smocking. ,VT. 11 111 - t URVEIl i ?S-. SlloUIXI. Sm 34 and 30, and page I xc. J quickly done with great precision. Figure 32 shows honeycomb smocking enlarged. Thecoat has a yoke, to wliich the smocking is joined, andthe yoke is covered by the deep collar. The smockingis done on the back as on the front, and the uppercollar is in two pieces, back and front alike. The sleeves are smocked above the turn-up cuffs. bellishmcnt. a n dbut little progresshas been madeWith the adveniof embroideredsmocking, usingthe stitched lines,these conditions ,i?> ?^. ^< X V y iV. V Fig. 36. Ilii- 35 18 I have been altered, and Siiiockinghas gained tremendously in pupii-larity; as in using this methodone can do smocking whereverone can stitch a hne. In preparing the material forthe illustration, a perfect circle often inches in diameter wasstitched on white sateen, using thesewing-machine for lines
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