SMOCKS AND SMOCKING
Beverley Marshall
Published by Alphabooks, 1980
8.5" x 11.75" - 104 pages
8 color plates, black and white photos, stitch diagrams
Hardcover
The tradition of smocking was used lavishsly for agricultural workers of England and Western Europe in past centuries. The smocking lent some elasticity to the garment and made it full and protective. This book shows modern adaptations as well as traditional.
$8.00.