Smocking techniques
This most traditional of hand sewing techniques has returned to the catwalk and children’s clothing! Book our online Smocking techniques workshop and discover the fabrics and embroidery stitches used.
Be warned, it’s addictive!
Smocking techniques:
- Suitable fabrics
- Drawing up the fabric
- Embroidery threads
- Hand embroidery stitches
- The foundation and finishing row
- English smocking
- Mock smocking
- American smocking
We have changed the format of our Sew Short Course programme in 2023 to make it more flexible for you. Instead of specific course dates you can now book any of the courses as a Sew Personal session or a shared Sewing Bee workshop. The session is limited to one or two sewers giving you lots of tutor time.
- Date: by arrangement
- Times: 10am-4pm
- Cost: £250 for a Sew Personal session or £125 per person for a shared Sewing Bee workshop
- Venue: The Ropewalk
To book your specialist course you can:
- Call Jane on: 07946 648748 or 01652 662053
- Email Jane on: jane@janewhitetuition.co.uk
Payment by bank transfer or cheque
Workshop terms and conditions:
- To secure a place on the course fees are payable in advance. Unpaid for bookings will not be held.
- Sorry, fees are non-refundable.
- The cost of course materials is not included in the fee unless otherwise stated in the course description.
- Tuition outside the course dates will be charged extra.
- Jane White Couture Tuition reserves the right to cancel or change the date of courses.
- Jane White Couture Tuition cannot be responsible for student’s internet connection to join or during the course. In the event of an internet outage at our end an alternative date will be offered.
- The course information is an outline. The amount of work completed during the session will depend on your pre-existing skills and pace of work.