Says Sarah Collins, professor of fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design, smocking is a way of manipulating fabric into pleats, and can also refer to the art of embroidering on pleated fabric.

The few people who spend much time thinking about smocking certainly don`t associate it with boys. That`s precisely why ”The Little Prince,” a new line of designs for smocked items for boys, is a ...

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - A love of the ancient art of smocking is what lures women from all over Southern Illinois to meet, swap patterns and fabrics, show off the latest items they've stitched, and trade ...