smocking in the PONS Dictionary

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Smocking is a dying craft these days.
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She was accustomed to tailoring pieces that stood out by decorating the fabrics she used with such embellishments as embroidery, appliques and smocking.
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She is dressed as a sweet little girl, in a light blue dress with puffy sleeves and a full skirt, and dainty smocking across the bodice.
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Gathers in colourful threads on cuffs, bodices and necklines popularly called smocking, spread across the world as a chic fashion statement.
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Made with a crewel embroidery needle, using cotton or silk thread, smocking has sophisticated patterns and stitches.
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Smocking is a kind of embroidery.
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It's still surreal: in the shadow of a giant neo-colonial train station the street is full of people smocking crack.
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So, the next time you buy one with smocking work, do have a word of praise for the expert behind the rare handwork.
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The shops in the city market frocks, night suits and robes with smocking.
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Smocking is worked on a crewel embroidery needle in cotton or silk thread and normally requires three times the width of initial material as the finished item will have.
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