Patterns in Smocked Dresses
Colours and work on clothes rule the main theme for children’s dresses. There are heirloom, embroidery, patchwork appliqué and the fine needle work that comes into fore when it means special dresses for children. Smocking is an ancient art originating in England and most fashionable during the 13th and 14th century. These were mostly worn by farmers and other casual workers who found it easy to work with clothes that had a little embroidery and fly away A line patterns. Slowly this was adopted as a children’s clothing as smocking eventually faded as adult type of dressing.
The are beautiful patterns in smocked clothing. There are smocked holiday dresses and also ones that can be tailor made for occasions like first birthday, communion and Christmas parties. Smocking art is characteristic of the interplay of fine threads in embroidery or pleats held in the chest to create a pulled effect. Cotton, silk or satin threads be employed as per the pattern of the main dress. Sleeveless smocked dresses can have piping on the hemline and sleeves. The smocked pattern can be it total contrast to the main colour. One such idea could be red dress with white and red chequered piping and the smocked patterns with red roses or little bouquets of red roses.
There are pinafore patterns, ladies aprons, casual cover ups, cloaks, jackets and also pillow cases that be tailored with patterns found in books. The smocking pattern can also be used as an inner and covered with a denim jacket that gives the outfit a different feeling. Sundresses for little girls can be dressy with yoke patterns or bodice works in red, pink, browns and also green. One could work out dressy party options for the Cinderella ball gown or vintage smocking patterns.
White smocked dresses can have a gentle small smocking in the chest which can be minimally done on a satin frock and the smocking thread can happen in silver or white silk. A fully smocked bodice is a dressy affair and can be in pink, chocolate brown or again deep blue on a lighter main dress. Bishop style dress comes with puff sleeves and long hem lines with controlled gathers. The sleeves can be angel or full depending on the main dress being a christening frock, jumper, casual home clothes or the dressy party evening dress.
There are girls dresses for teenage too that remind us of the vintage existence. There are V shapes or simple square ones in the yoke style with very little smocking fashion. These can be tops or frocks and can be matched with tights or below the knee skirts. Smocked outfits for boys can be overalls, jumpers, rompers, or a casual top with a little puffed sleeve. There are christening specials complete with bonnet with the smocking effect. There are button on shirts and casual T shirt that can be worn as inners.
