SEW WITH ME 🎀 smocking my daughter’s birthday dress without a pattern and never smocked before

0:00 Introduction
1:55 Unboxing the pleating machine
2:50 Fabric and Thread Reveal
4:32 Smocking Inspiration
4:45 Designing the Dress
5:04 Using the Pleater
7:24 Designing the Pattern
9:18 Embroidered Rose Tutorial
9:51 Bishop Style Trial
10:50 Adjusting the Pattern
13:29 Smocking the Final Dress
16:42 Designing the Embroidery
18:45 Adding Finishes
18:50 Final Embroidery
19:31 Hand Covered Buttons
20:21 The Final Reveal!

In this video I show you how to use a smocking pleater and embroidery to make a handmade smocked dress for my daughter’s 2nd birthday. This step-by-step sewing tutorial covers pleating, smocking, and embroidery techniques you can use for heirloom sewing or children’s clothes.

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