New stuff and a new show

I have a couple of new Smock Smock developments to share! First off, I am very excited to officially (and rather belatedly) announce that Smock Smock will have a table at Ravenswing this year, taking place on May 26th at Minto Park in Ottawa. Check out their site for all the details, and hopefully see you there!

Secondly, I've just finished up a few new creations that I thought I'd provide a bit of a preview for.

Thanks for coming!

A huge thank you to everybody who stopped by smock smock's table at Urban Craft! Everyone had such lovely things to say about the items on display, and it was very encouraging to see that even today there is still a definte interest in smocking. I was surprised to see how many people were familiar with the technique already, and it seemed to bring back some fond memories for quite a few! "Oh, my grandma used to do that!" is a phrase that I heard several times throughout the day.

 

I'd also like to publicly (or at least digitally) thank the organizers of the show. The turn out to the event was AMAZING and totally beyond what I was expecting, which I think is mostly due to the fact that Urban Craft was so well promoted. The whole day went down without any problems at all (at least on my end, ha ha), and as my first show, I can say that the experience has definetly left me wanting to do more!

Come meet us at Urban Craft!

 

Smock Smock will be featured as a vendor at Ottawa’s own Urban Craft, a really awesome show taking place at the Glebe Community Centre on March 10^th. I’m very excited to be able to have the opportunity to meet customers in person, and there will be a ready supply of smocked shirts, scarves, skirts, headbands and the like available, along with a variety of other incredibly talented vendors selling their wares. See you there!

Hello world!

Welcome to the first official internet appearance of smock smock! After several months of hunting for fabric, haggling for zippers, designing and redesigning (and even some re-redesigning), innumerable hours of stitching and snipping, and one instance of getting my finger stuck in a sewing machine, I'm very pleased to announce that a new brand of clothing and accessories is ready to be introduced to the world. The smock smock line features items made using the traditional technique of smocking, an effect achieved by making dozens of very, very tiny gathers in the fabric to create ornamental patterns and shapes.