Hand Smocked Dresses: Versatile Fashion for Infants, Toddlers and Children
Hand smocked dresses are a fun way to dress your little girl, no matter how old she is. For infants, smocked outfits (for both boys and girls) are both practical and cute. Because they are often designed without buttons and elastic, your baby will have more room to move and be more comfortable as well. This same design leaves the garment more durable, and it can be passed on to younger siblings or to family members or neighbors welcoming a new baby into their home. As your baby grows up, hand smocked dresses can continue to be an adorable part of her wardrobe as dress clothes for a variety of occasions like birthdays, holidays or weddings.
While widely believed to have been in use for far longer, smocking is recorded as officially beginning in the 19th century as a practical replacement on certain garments where buttons or elastic were unsatisfactory choices. In fact, it even gets its name from from farmer's smocks. But it quickly became popular for aesthetic reasons as well, offering a practical way for ordinary families to beautify their wardrobes. Today, hand smocked clothing is most commonly worn as dress clothes by infants, toddlers and children.
If you've ever considered sewing hand smocked dresses for your own children, there are a few types of smocking styles to choose from. English Smocking, with its two variants of style (geometric smocking and picture smocking), is the most popular. The geometric style, which is also referred to as pattern smocking, is comprised of all of the basic stitches and therefore many have found it to be an excellent place to start. Other types of smocking include Lattice, Gingham and Counterchange Smocking. Many places that sell hand smocked dresses also sell patterns and instructions.
You may have no desire to learn hand smocking - and there's nothing wrong with that! Our online boutique offers a variety of smocking styles with a wide choice of fashion designs. All that is left for you to do is browse our extensive selections and find the cutest hand smocked dress that you need for your little girl. Whether you're looking for a wedding dress, christening gown or infant clothing that is both practical and cute, we'll have it in stock. Currently, we even have special pricing and free shipping. You want your little girl to look beautiful and feel like a princess - and so do we.
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