Move over frills—there’s a new fabric technique taking the spotlight, and it’s making smocking sexier than ever. Traditionally used to add stretch and comfort, smocking has long been an unsung hero in ...

Cathy Strock sits quietly, focusing intently on the task in front of her. She pulls the needle in and out, pulling each small stitch tightly across the pleated fabric. Strock, a Newport News resident, ...

Elizabeth Perch started smocking four years ago, when she was stuck in bed with a bad case of bronchitis. ”I taught myself out of a book. I was pregnant, and I was dying to have some little ...

Several seamstresses have a decorative pillow to keep or give as a gift this year, thanks to the Old Pueblo Pleaters Smocking Guild. Members of the organization spent their monthly meetings making a ...