Friday, September 25, 2020

Finnegan and his smocked shirt

 

Finn is my newest doll.  He is a needle felted and needle sculpted cloth doll with a flexible armature sewn in.  His hair is embroidered.  I decided to use Finn as my inspiration for learning to smock.  This is the simplest stitch - the cable stitch.  Farmers wore shirts called smock-frocks before modern times.  The smocking is makes the fabric elastic and stretchy.  Comfortable for working and playing.









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