- Embroidery on top of pleats. So you pleat it first and then stitch on top. - Right, so all of your basic embroidery stitches are used in smocking. They're just done over pleats. - Oh, is all ...

What comes to your mind when you see the photographs of the 19th Century European carnivals and balls? For one it is the fitted gowns with frills, flares and gathers, with matching drops for ears and ...