Monday, February 7, 2011

Front and back views of Canadian smocking designs

Here are some designs which I recently did.I have used 2 cm graph.Material used is satin.Here you can see how the pleats can be  arranged.
leaf design
 


 Design Matrix


Design " Bones "




Design " Shells"

       Design " Braid "

                                    


Design " Arrow head"



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14 comments:

  1. Beautiful work Vani. I am going to attempt this one day with your guidence ofcourse.

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  2. These are amazing! Thanks for generously posting instructions. How long does it take you to do a piece the size of a pillow? I just cannot imagine!

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  3. hello mam,
    what is the diffference between shell and leaf design pattern and stitch. back it looks same.. can u plz explain it. thankyou.asap. have a good day. keeping rocking

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  4. Hi Roja
    There is difference in there placement of diagonals in the graph.Hence the difference

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  5. MS Vani,
    This is excellent work.Pl go ahead

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  6. Hi! I am syleshprabu.I want more and pillow designs. your way of teaching is excellent.Thank you for giving information to us.We are thankful to you and ur website.

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  7. Hi! I am syleshprabu. And I am ur fan.I want some different and new pillow designs.I have received many times in ur website. It is wonderful and useful. I am very thankful to you vani madam. Thank you.

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  8. hey vani m priyal .......u r doing a fabulous job right here m gone crazy over this so trying do do it to gift my mom smocking cushions nd need ur help that how much satin cloth wud be required to make a normal size square cushion ....i have to make 2 cuchions .....thank you in advace ....
    reply....

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  9. Material needed to do cushions depend upon the size of the grid,size of the cushion and the design.I have given a general the method to calculating the fabric needed for various designs.please see right hand side of my blog under labels you will find it

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  10. Hi Vani Mam,

    After going through your blog i have become a bg fan of yours.
    i was trying all your designs but got struck with smocking leaf design...i was trying to smock leaf design it came out as matrix design...can you tell me where i went wrong? Thanks in advance.

    Manjusha

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  11. hi vani mam how are you .i saw first time your blog and become your big fan.how i can see tutorial .i cannot understand how to use blog .please please repley me .i am so much thankfull

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  12. @Manjusha and Eli
    you must have drawn the graph wrong

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