Smock making
I thought I'd put this in the ladies wear section as we are more likely to be making smocks or shifts for ourselves.
I have just been ripping the fabric for my next smock, and was struck by the measurements.
It is a very wide fabric, rather than the old ell wide cloth formerly available, but the piece for the body is two ells wide (90in) and a yard long.
The sleeves are a yard wide and half an ell long - taken off with the selvedge as the cuff edge. The middle of that yard of fabric will make the double yoke and any extra bits.
The front and back will have a central panel of smocking and the yoke will be quilted. The sleeves will be smocked and probably have a sleeve band about two inches from the edge to make a frill at the wrist.
The metric system is all very well, but it is not all that useful for everyday sewing projects.
Anne the Pleater :ootd:
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed."
-- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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