tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30386584.post6592082549039198025..comments2023-10-11T10:03:39.288-04:00Comments on monogram momma: Reader Requests: Ready to SmockMonogram Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04395592127867073467noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30386584.post-80846092660968356502007-11-04T09:12:00.000-05:002007-11-04T09:12:00.000-05:00Can anyone tell me where i can find how to get sta...Can anyone tell me where i can find how to get started. I currently sew but have never smocked. Iam looking for a class locally but to no avail. Was looking online but am very confused as to what to purchase to try it.<BR/><BR/>thanks<BR/>bethUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14382463113080821265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30386584.post-57219622189134637772007-02-01T06:52:00.000-05:002007-02-01T06:52:00.000-05:00Who knew there were ready-to-smock clothes out the...Who knew there were ready-to-smock clothes out there?! My dear grandmother used to smock my little-girl dresses way back when, and I remember going to the fabric store with her to pick out colors. :) Now I'm expecting my own little girl, sort of thinking that smocked dresses would be cute but dreading a large sewing project(s), and this solves everything! THANK YOU!!!<br /><br />By the way, if you are wanting to learn about smocking, it's super-easy, especially if you've ever done needlepoint or cross-stitch. If you can follow a grid pattern and sew well enough to put on a button, you can smock!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30386584.post-5680952874686788592007-01-31T15:37:00.000-05:002007-01-31T15:37:00.000-05:00I've used imaginations4smocking.com. Great turn-ar...I've used imaginations4smocking.com. Great turn-around time! Plus, if you submit a picture of your finished garment they will send you a coupon for $5 off your next order. Happy smocking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30386584.post-49474380221820955302007-01-31T12:41:00.000-05:002007-01-31T12:41:00.000-05:00Hope your weather folks were a bit more accurate a...Hope your weather folks were a bit more accurate as to the AMOUNTS of snow - we were told to expect 2-4 inches by morning & we ended up with about 1/4 dusting - sadly, not enough to assemble the much-talked-about Snowman :)<br /><br />Sorry, no smocking advice from me, remember, I am not so crafty :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30386584.post-4151803037049725262007-01-31T11:47:00.000-05:002007-01-31T11:47:00.000-05:00You're so lucky! I really need a snow day! Have fu...You're so lucky! I really need a snow day! Have fun.Bossy Bar-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731513817967579348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30386584.post-26513606175871547932007-01-31T11:36:00.000-05:002007-01-31T11:36:00.000-05:00This may be a stretch but the Smocking Bird in Hom...This may be a stretch but the Smocking Bird in Homewood, AL (Birmingham) is a great resource for smocking supplies and support. I took classes there last summer and they will contstruct the dresses (bishops and such)for you. I actually asked if they would construct something for me and mail it back and forth (I don't live there) - and they said yes! I didn't get around to it, but I still have everything ready to go when I get the notion. <br /><br />So, if you're interested, the website is www.thesmockingbird.com. If you call, ask to speak to Martha - she is one of the owners and is super nice (MM- she is a HUGE Auburn fan and her girls went there)!Sarah Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137016135910065001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30386584.post-16075688121066308712007-01-31T11:19:00.000-05:002007-01-31T11:19:00.000-05:00Oh, I have ALWAYS wanted to learn to smock! Howev...Oh, I have ALWAYS wanted to learn to smock! However, I can't even sew, so that was just one more thing I would have to learn. Maybe I would be more inspired to learn smocking if I could buy the dresses ready made!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565533233531393884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30386584.post-34064347770434095282007-01-31T11:18:00.000-05:002007-01-31T11:18:00.000-05:00I have emailed MM and she will post about this lat...I have emailed MM and she will post about this later; however she asked me to go ahead and make a comment now.<br /><br />I, along with several of my smocking friends, have had horrible experiences with the Garden Fairie shop in CA. Orders take forever to process if they are ever shipped at all. I don't make a habit of bashing someone in business; however my experience with this website was SO bad I felt I had to say something.<br /><br />I know MM cares about her readers so I had to share my personal experience with her. I also shared some links to other smocking sites that might be helpful. :-)<br /><br />I know she will address this later on. :-)Sew Gracioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065836730786847028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30386584.post-67527623390429955872007-01-31T11:07:00.000-05:002007-01-31T11:07:00.000-05:00Also check out
www.imaginations4smocking.com. I ...Also check out <br />www.imaginations4smocking.com. I have never used them but they appear to have a good selection of items ready for smocking. <br /><br />And, I have seen several warning posts regarding The Smocking Store aka Garden Fairies Trading Company on the Handmades.com forum for customers not receiving their items and no customer service...buyer beware!KKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984272416030414691noreply@blogger.com