smocking

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These are very cute dresses as a Button cotton dress view showing detail of front smocking - Amelie.

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  1. noun Needlework decoration of small, regularly spaced gathers stitched into a honeycomb pattern.

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  • While the pair sees the business as a hobby, the women they help are saving money and creating family heirlooms by taking classes in sewing, smocking, embroidery and other points of the trade. —  news | TL | http://www.tuscaloosanews.com
  • She was also adept at smocking, making gowns for her grandchildren for their baptisms, he said.
  • It has smocking around the neckline, and even in the back. —  Fashion World of SL
  • In our collection you will find "Lullaby", a beautiful children's clothing line which includs cotton dresses, rompers and pyjamas with smocking and embroidery. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • These are very cute dresses as a Button cotton dress view showing detail of front smocking - Amelie. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
 

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/ˈsmɑkɪŋ/
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