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smocking N

smock VB

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smock <a smock; smocks> N

lady's-smock

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Made with a crewel embroidery needle, using cotton or silk thread, smocking has sophisticated patterns and stitches.
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She is dressed as a sweet little girl, in a light blue dress with puffy sleeves and a full skirt, and dainty smocking across the bodice.
clothesonfilm.com
It's still surreal: in the shadow of a giant neo-colonial train station the street is full of people smocking crack.
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Gathers in colourful threads on cuffs, bodices and necklines popularly called smocking, spread across the world as a chic fashion statement.
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Smocking was 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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We've had smocking, embroidery and dyeing done, and had shoes and gloves made.
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Smocking is 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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Early smocking, or gauging, was done by hand.
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Smocking may be done in many sophisticated patterns.
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Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable.
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