Traditional smocks and smocking

Book

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Traditional smocks and smocking

Entry/Object ID

TT840.S66.C3 1979

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Lucy Dillon

Notes

Gift of Lucy Dillon, February 2024.

Lexicon

Search Terms

embroidery--england, smocking, smocks

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Oenone Cave

Publisher

Mills & Boon Limited

Place Published

City

London

Date Published

1979

ISBN

9780263064087, 0263064085

LCCN

80670200

Notes

Length: 101

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

Introduction -- The evolution of smock -- An expression of folk art -- The smock as folk art -- Smocking -- The surface embroidery -- The modern adaptation of stitch and design -- Finishings and neatenings.