Learn Smocking! Pleatwork Embroidery for the Historical Costumer Part 1

Smocking, or Pleatwork embroidery was a popular decorative technique for shirts during the 16th Century German Renaissance. They were worn by Landknecht, and Trossfrau, as well as the humble Merchant class and even by Saxon Princesses. Learn about the history and types, and learn a few stitches as well.

Videos Links
Pleating Video https://youtu.be/ColRNow6YCQ
Starching https://youtu.be/kuVa03y4uUs
0:00 Intro
1:20 Supplies
2:24 Definition and History
4:11 Types of Pleatwork Embroidery
5:23 Design Analysis: Pleats
6:05 Design Analysis: Stitches
7:46 Blocking and Setting
10:30 Preparing the thread
12:36 Tips for your Success
14:32 Secure your thread
15:53 How to end a row
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Music from:
Never Say No https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/AQei9Vpd97/
The Path to Innovation https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/u34f0I9GvL/
This was fun https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/khRvsdX9ZJ/
Liberate https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/baEdAe5v7D/
La Danse Timide https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/TpOITCryw0/
Meet Me in the Hills https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/s8z9Y9iJD3/
Brotherhood of Pranksters https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/dGb40qBVkS/
Shy Infatuation https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3Z3w5q30xT/
Tim’s Livelyihood https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/dlynPG3N4f/
Wake up and Smell the Tea https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/UGiB2vwWTa/
Spodumene Bonn Fields https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/aVWwz1txaw/
Life in the Clouds https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/hX9dlFP4Wy/

Photos:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_S%C3%BC%C3%9F_von_Kulmbach_002.jpg
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437759
By Hans Holbein - http://www.wga.hu/art/h/holbein/hans_y/1531/1darmst3.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1865993
https://www.arthermitage.org/Christoph-Amberger/Portrait-of-a-Woman.big.html

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