"Smocking Booklets 40's & 50's" "Smocking Booklets 40's & 50's"



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Here are TWO VINTAGE SEWING BOOKLETS from 1940's & 1930's
with WONDERFUL INSTRUCTIONs
"SMOCKING SIMPLIFIED" &"WELDON'S SMOCKING"
These 2 RESTORED booklets are chock-full of Smocking Instructions & Patterns that are just stunning!
1ST BOOKLET ~ 1940's "SMOCKING SIMPLIFIED" :
  • Concise, Easy-to-Understand, & Fully Illustrated
  • Brief History of Smocking
  • What to Smock ~ Materials to use ~ Preparation
  • Foundation Threads ~ Basic Stitches ~ Finishing off
2nd BOOKLET ~ 1930's WELDON'S SMOCKING (Sixpenny Series):
  • Quick review of Beginning Basics
  • The Basic Smocking Stitches - with Detailed Illustrations
  • 27 "Combined" Stitches to make Gorgeous Patterns:
  • Trellis & Van Dyke ~ Colleen, Diamond, Daisy & Norton ~ Spider Web, Floral & Butterfly ~& Border designs too
  • BONUS - ITALIAN SMOCKING ~(also called Pattern Shirring)
  • INCLUDED ~ Pages of "Grid" to iron onto fabric for preparing the fabric to be smocked (gathering)
  • GRIDs in 2 sizes - 1/4" for regular fabric and 3/16" for fine fabrics!
  • ......NO NEED FOR EXPENSIVE "PLEATER" (GATHERING MACHINE)!

The whole booklet is illustrated with LOVELY 1930'S STYLE DRAWINGS of Playful Children wearing Smocked Outfits!
BOTH have Enlarged, EASY & Friendly directions
You can get these TWO Booklet PDF files RIGHT NOW!! And be learning to SMOCK TODAY!
You can download the 2 Booklet PDF files and open them in Adobe Reader
You will be able to print the TWO BOOKLETS from your own computer onto 8 1/2" x 11" paper!

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The scanned booklet LOOKS just like the original booklet with all the detail!

~BUY ANY 2 E-Patterns or E-booklets, GET 3rd (your choice) FREE!!
...don't buy your 3rd item, just email me your choice and I will add it for free! ~ NO LIMIT! ~For each 2 you buy - pick out a 3rd for FREE!

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Although these booklets are in the Public Domain, I AM SELLING MY COPYRIGHTED RESTORED and REVISED VERSION.
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