Simply Smocked

  • Annabelle Williams
The geometry and repetition within flowers acts as a starting point for this project. Combining vibrant colours and patterns with a uniformed and rigid structure has allowed for the creation of versitile fabrics aimed at both the fashion and accessories market.
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. Combining specifically designed digitally printed fabric with a handmade process allowed for the creation of very vivid tactile samples that include a considered distribution of colour and pattern.