sewing stitch

Hi everyone. I am new and I have a question that I'm hoping one of you
can answer. There is a stitch my grandmother used to use that would be
on the front of pillows and it was like pinched up pleats going in
"x's" on the front. I want to know the name of the stitch so I can
research it and find out how to do it. I have a pic I can send. Can
anyone help?

Are you talking about basket-pleated fabric?

Take a look he

http://www.plumridge.com/pleated.htm

If this is what you're talking about, I can recommend a book that will
give you instructions on how to get this look.

--Welmoed

On 23 May 2005 13:21:32 -0700, wrote:

Hi everyone. I am new and I have a question that I'm hoping one of you
can answer. There is a stitch my grandmother used to use that would be
on the front of pillows and it was like pinched up pleats going in
"x's" on the front. I want to know the name of the stitch so I can
research it and find out how to do it. I have a pic I can send. Can
anyone help?

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Hi everyone. I am new and I have a question that I'm hoping one of
you
can answer. There is a stitch my grandmother used to use that would
be
on the front of pillows and it was like pinched up pleats going in
"x's" on the front. I want to know the name of the stitch so I can
research it and find out how to do it. I have a pic I can send. Can
anyone help?

Sounds like a smocked pillow:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_fabrics_...375569,00.html

http://makeashorterlink.com/?C3CC2502B

There is a book he
http://print.google.com/print?id=mlH...XCMBVpuG_ZI6ZI

http://makeashorterlink.com/?I2DC2102B

with a chapter on "Smocked Pillow":
http://print.google.com/print?id=mlH...mynRAaRWoozqio

http://makeashorterlink.com/?P5EC6202B

NAYY, HTH,

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Beverly
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thank you all so much!!! It is the smocked pillow but the basket weave
one will do too. I have been trying for ages to find out what that was.
You guys are the best!




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Hi everyone. I am new and I have a question that I'm hoping one of
you
can answer. There is a stitch my grandmother used to use that would

be
on the front of pillows and it was like pinched up pleats going in
"x's" on the front. I want to know the name of the stitch so I can
research it and find out how to do it. I have a pic I can send. Can
anyone help?

Sounds like a smocked pillow:


http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_fabrics_...375569,00.html

http://makeashorterlink.com/?C3CC2502B

There is a book he

http://print.google.com/print?id=mlH...XCMBVpuG_ZI6ZI

http://makeashorterlink.com/?I2DC2102B

with a chapter on "Smocked Pillow":

http://print.google.com/print?id=mlH...mynRAaRWoozqio

http://makeashorterlink.com/?P5EC6202B

NAYY, HTH,

--
Beverly
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wrote:
Hi everyone. I am new and I have a question that I'm hoping one of you
can answer. There is a stitch my grandmother used to use that would be
on the front of pillows and it was like pinched up pleats going in
"x's" on the front. I want to know the name of the stitch so I can
research it and find out how to do it. I have a pic I can send. Can
anyone help?

It sounds like smocking.

Arlene

wrote:
Hi everyone. I am new and I have a question that I'm hoping one of you
can answer. There is a stitch my grandmother used to use that would be
on the front of pillows and it was like pinched up pleats going in
"x's" on the front. I want to know the name of the stitch so I can
research it and find out how to do it.

Sounds like smocking. Maybe honeycomb smocking: that was widely used for
cushions. They were usually velvet or satin, for some reason.

Smocking's easy and reasonably fast once you get past the pleating. You may
have an heirloom sewing shop in your area/country that will pleat your
fabric for you: it's worth it for me, because the novelty of picking up all
those tiny little dots wore off after the first row.

--
Sally Holmes
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

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Hi everyone. I am new and I have a question that I'm hoping one of you
can answer. There is a stitch my grandmother used to use that would be
on the front of pillows and it was like pinched up pleats going in
"x's" on the front. I want to know the name of the stitch so I can
research it and find out how to do it. I have a pic I can send. Can
anyone help?

Sounds like smocking
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AJH
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Search on "honeycomb smocking". Just plain "smocking" is
apt to turn up the tighter kind with surface embroidery.

Joy Beeson
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I remember my grandmother having an entire bedspread that was smocked.
Blue/white gingham check was used to make it. Its was lovely.


Cindy L






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