Smocking Secrets - Maggie Hofmann

From C&T Publishing, Smocking Secrets by Maggie Hofmann is a paperback guide to creating distinctive texture with smocking. Written by an award-winning cosplayer, it explores 20 American and English smocking techniques designed to help you introduce 3D effects and historical accents to costumes, as well as projects for cosplay, garments and home décor.

With clear stitch patterns and extensive colour illustration, this book is suited to makers looking to build surface detail and visual interest into their work, whether you are refining a theatre-ready look or experimenting with new decorative finishes. It also offers a practical alternative to buying pre-smocked fabric by showing you how to create your own.

Key features

• 20 American and English smocking techniques
• Stitch patterns for creating memorable texture
• Designed to add 3D effects and historical flair to costumes
• Suitable for cosplay, garments and home décor
• 224 colour illustrations
• Paperback format

Specifications

• Author: Maggie Hofmann
• Publisher: C&T Publishing
• Publication date: 31 July 2022
• ISBN: 9781644032121
• Pages: 112

Sizing

152 x 229 x 7 mm

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