I wanted to add a few carats to the diamond shape. I am up for some relief but honestly, I am relieved I finally fixed the canadian smocking detail to the rest of the dress. I still have to fix the zip though
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Sep 11, 2009, 10.41 PMby lottatroublemaker
Ooops, sorry for doubleposting, didn’t mean for that to happen!
Sep 11, 2009, 10.41 PMby lottatroublemaker
Oh my gosh, this dress is just breathtakingly beautiful! To me much more so than shiny silk prom dresses!!! :P I just love the smocking, can’t believe that what I think of as burgundy velvet sofa cushions (in the homes of little old ladies) can be used for such cool things. When I first discovered a tutorial with this technique recently, I just fell in love with it, and thought that it would be so cool to use on an otherwise simple and straight forward garment. This dress is a super example of that! I love the way you have gathered the dress where it meets the smocked diamond, it really lifts the dress to new heights! I saw somebody mention “that pattern”. Could you please post which pattern it is that you have used, if you have used a pattern rather than drafted it yourself? Thanks a lot! :)
Sep 11, 2009, 10.40 PMby lottatroublemaker
Oh my gosh, this dress is just breathtakingly beautiful! To me much more so than shiny silk prom dresses!!! :P I just love the smocking, can’t believe that what I think of as burgundy velvet sofa cushions (in the homes of little old ladies) can be used for such cool things. When I first discovered a tutorial with this technique recently, I just fell in love with it, and thought that it would be so cool to use on an otherwise simple and straight forward garment. This dress is a super example of that! I love the way you have gathered the dress where it meets the smocked diamond, it really lifts the dress to new heights! I saw somebody mention “that pattern”. Could you please post which pattern it is that you have used, if you have used a pattern rather than drafted it yourself? Thanks a lot! :)
Aug 31, 2008, 03.20 PMby artisvitro23
I love the smocking on this top, very inspiring, Im going to have a go at this this week,
Apr 22, 2008, 01.56 AMby lauriana
I loe the smocking detail! It takes the pattern to a whole new level. How does it work?
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Sep 11, 2009, 08.25 PMby Shaymaa Ali
http://patchworkunderground.com/blog/tag/canadian-smocking
Apr 21, 2008, 06.57 PMby ad0rexalex
this looks so awesome, great job!
Apr 21, 2008, 05.09 PMby maya511
that’s absolutely gorgeous!!!
Apr 21, 2008, 01.03 PMby peaudane
Wow! That’s such a great addition to that pattern!
Apr 21, 2008, 11.01 AMby mirela
The weave looks great! It belongs to that diamond!
Apr 21, 2008, 10.00 AMby squirrellypoo
I love the weaving! Nice change…
Apr 21, 2008, 09.07 AMby polychromatin
Looks really nice, the smocking seems to be very difficult, so respect for doing this!