# Smocking **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036 "2010-03-02T21:01:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/1 "2010-03-02T21:01:17Z")
So, I found my pleater this week and have started making an Easter dress for my daughter. Her favorite color is colbalt blue, and I had sparkle organza and broadcloth on hand in a color close to that, so I am using that. It is not pastel, but I think I can do some of the smocking in white and make pale blue roses to soften the look a bit. Any suggestions for making a deep blue dress more Eastery? Anyone else doing some smocking? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/2 "2010-03-02T21:35:13Z")
No, but it’s fun to say. Smock, smock, smock, smock, smock! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/3 "2010-03-02T21:41:24Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > No, but it’s fun to say. Smock, smock, smock, smock, smock! Damn you, Hobbes, I was coming to say that! Smock, smock, smock… ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/4 "2010-03-02T21:47:01Z")
Don’t knock my smock or I’ll clean your clock! A few touches of pink would probably look great too. Just a little bit. I’ve been learning to smock for the past year or so, and just did my first proper baby project. Well, toddler, since I made 18 mo. size. It was a white bishop dress with periwinkle smocking, which I made for my friend’s new baby (not so new, either, about 6 mos. now). Another friend saw the photos and asked for one like it with a different color of embroidery, so I got a real commission! She wanted it for her new niece. I finished that Saturday. I haven’t got anything specific planned for the near future as far as smocking goes, but I’d like to try my hand at a baby daygown soon–I’ve never done any sewing for babies, so that will be a new area to learn. There are plenty of babies around here to experiment on. Oh! And I have instructions for a gorgeous pleated journal cover, very sophisticated. I want to try that too. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/5 "2010-03-03T01:45:45Z")
So far she vetoes any touches of pink on the blue dress. I have some pink floss in case she changes her mind. I am thinking of making a smocked apron too. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/6 "2010-03-03T01:57:08Z")
In that case I guess I’d go with a light blue, a nice green, and white. Smocked aprons are fun. I covet the Betsy’s Garden apron pattern, but my youngest is almost 7 and a little old for it. I did make her a pinafore/dress though. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/7 "2010-03-03T02:39:05Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > No, but it’s fun to say. Smock, smock, smock, smock, smock! Now I’m getting contaminated by second-hand smock. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/8 "2010-03-03T02:40:56Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Now I’m getting contaminated by second-hand smock. Smocks \*\*Monstre \*\*with a wet trout. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/9 "2010-03-03T02:49:08Z")
It’s things like this that make me so very glad the internet exists: > **[Don't Knock My Smock](https://dontknockmysmock.com/)** > > Don't Knock My Smock ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/10 "2010-03-03T04:27:32Z")
Well, she has decided to go with a hand me down for Easter, so I will make this dress a little bigger so she can wear it in the fall and winter. I am still working on the test dress from the same material in spring green. I was surprised how well the broadcloth and organza pleated together in the pleater. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/11 "2010-03-03T14:11:26Z")
What about lavender? ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/12 "2010-03-04T06:12:19Z")
i think lavender would look great. I don’t think she is going to allow it. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/13 "2010-03-04T16:48:08Z")
If it’s for winter, I vote for silver with the cobalt! With spring green…no pink or lavender…oh dear that’s getting tricky. Pale yellow and blue? ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smocking/531036/14 "2010-03-04T18:01:11Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > No, but it’s fun to say. Smock, smock, smock, smock, smock! Steve Allen? Is that you?