I hate to play Devil's Advocate here, but if the point is to show how the fabric is
gathered, does the quality of the stitching itself really matter? One might even argue that high-quality stitching might distract the reader/viewer from the fabric-gathering effect. Besides, the world has spandex and lycra now - does anybody even need this technique, other than to make period costumes for Renaissance Festivals? (IMG:
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I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that the
Smocking (T-H-L-K-D) article is about equal in length to the
Textile industry (T-H-L-K-D) article, and actually has better sourcing - though admittedly the latter has an offshoot,
Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution (T-H-L-K-D) that's also about the same length.