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Smocking

Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable. Smocking developed in England and has been practised since the Middle Ages and is unusual among embroidery methods in that it was often worn by labourers.…

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Smocking

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples29
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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Smocking

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related to Materials · 9
Smocking → According, Any, Chine, Cotton, Fabric, Good Housekeeping, Historically, Needlecrafts, The Illustrated Book
related to Organizations · 8
Smocking → America, East Storehouse, Embroiderers' Guild, London, NSW, SAGA, Smocking Arts Guild, The
has method · 5
Smocking → Individual, It, Then, These, Traditional
related to External links · 5
Smocking → AmericaSmocking Arts Guild, NSWThe History, Smocking Arts Guild, Smocking Terms, SmockingExamples
is a · 1
Smocking → embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch

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embroidery fabric stitches used also often work garments methods done using dots technique since organizations see cotton silk isbn elastic

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Smockingis aembroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch0.90text
Weldon'sinstance ofiron-on transfer dots were available and advertised in magazines0.80text
Smockinghas methodIt0.60section
Smockinghas methodIndividual0.60section
Smockinghas methodTraditional0.60section
Smockinghas methodThese0.60section
Smockinghas methodThen0.60section
Smockingrelated to External linksSmocking Arts Guild0.60section
Smockingrelated to External linksAmericaSmocking Arts Guild0.60section
Smockingrelated to External linksNSWThe History0.60section
Smockingrelated to External linksSmockingExamples0.60section
Smockingrelated to External linksSmocking Terms0.60section

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