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Before elastic,smockingwas commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable.
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She was accustomed to tailoring pieces that stood out by decorating the fabrics she used with such embellishments as embroidery, appliques andsmocking.
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Smockingmay be done in many sophisticated patterns.
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Traditional handsmockingbegins with marking "smockingdots" in a grid pattern on the wrong side of the fabric and gathering it with temporary running stitches.
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Smockingwas practical for garments to be both form fitting and flexible, hence its name derives from "smock" -- a farmer's work shirt.
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Smockingis worked on a crewel embroidery needle in cotton or silk thread and normally requires three times the width of initial material as the finished item will have.
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