A-Z of Smocking: A complete manual for the beginner through to the advanced smocker (A-Z of Needlecraft)

If you are just getting into smocking this is a must have. It has a great visual aids and description for all the stitches you will need

This is a beautifully illustrated book with probably all of the information one would need to do a variety of smocked pieces. I won a Pullen pleater for a nice low bid on eBay because it came with no directions. This book more than compensated for that, although the pleater is easy to use. The book supplied so much more information that the directions available on YouTube. I highly recommend this book for a beginner as well as someone who may be more experienced.

One of the best, if not the best books covering the art of smocking. If you have a question about how to do, or one of the stitches you have not done recently, this book gives beautiful detail in full color photographs with step by step written descriptions. A must for any serious smocker. This is the latest edition with a flexible cover with a great binding.

Book arrived yesterday and I devoured it! Pros- Excellent photos, excellent descriptions, excellent tips, excellent “advanced” options. Cons- the order the stitches are presented is odd, especially for a novice. The very basic, first stitches Stem and Outline, aren’t presented until you’re almost at the end of the book. (The information is presented in Alphabetical Order rather than Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced stitches/techniques) If you are brand new to smocking, I’d consider this an excellent reference manual rather than a tutorial. It’s certainly not a “start on page 1 and stitch your way through to the end”

I have not smocked in YEARS, so this book was great with the colorful pictures and descriptions to help get me back to smocking again. It answered my questions on what type of needles to use and why, threads, etc. I felt much more confident in starting, and finishing my project, and I know I will continue to use it for more smocking ideas.

Exactly as described and fast delivery. Love the book. After I figured out that this is a reference in alphabetical order rather than materials, techniques, then stitches and projects I found it easy to navigate and will be very useful as I complete my projects.

I am going to use this smocking book to learn different stitches for doll dresses. I love it, every stitch is explained...I will never need another tutorial

Lovely book with many illustrations. I may need to look at others in the series.

Un buon libro per cominciare.

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I love this book. I already knew some of the basic smocking stitches from general embroidery books and the internet but this book has so much more. It has a huge variety of stitches and covers traditional smocking, back smocking, counterchange smocking and picture smocking and more. It has some embroidery stitches that can be used to embellish simple designs too. I also found the sections on creating a garment extremely useful. It has really clear instructions and photos making it really easy to follow. I would definitely recommend this book.

Muy util para aprender a bordar smock. Explicaciones y graficos sencillos de entender.