Customer Reviews

155 Smocking Designs

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This book is a nice library of basic patterns. It's nice to have on hand if you need to put a garment together for a holiday and you don't have a particular plate in mind. It is also a nice starting point for designing your own, more complex designs. Most of the books I've found on smocking have weird, abstract designs or the fashions in them are hopelessly out-of-date. This is a refreshing change.

I really enjoy this book. The plates are clear and easy to read. The breadth of pictures in the picture smocking areas is incredible. I do wish it had more geometric patterns, though. This book has been a great resource for choosing elements to combine into my own designs.

One warning -- I do NOT like the color choices made for the photographs at all. However, I've never yet used the colors specified in a smocking pattern or plate.

I am very pleased with the book I recently purchased titled 155 Smocking Deisigns. The binding is library quality and is like new and the pages have great color. The designs are a combination of geometric, floral, animals, people, & toys with easy to follow directions and pictures/plates. I have smocked three of the designs so far and all have turned out beautifully. Lots of ideas in one book!