tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050706102628543773.post8379935337441133967..comments2023-06-03T07:50:38.490-04:00Comments on west 38th: Smocked or shirred?wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325131782150858859noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050706102628543773.post-63370841360769462172009-05-27T09:29:34.758-04:002009-05-27T09:29:34.758-04:00You are not the only one. Smocking is my passion, ...You are not the only one. Smocking is my passion, therefore I am often browsing for smocked clothing just to see the beauty of it. More than three fourths of the links are for the elastic thread stuff. Such a disappointment.<br />Julie SMy Smocked Dresshttp://mysmockeddress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050706102628543773.post-84667203301893499882009-05-23T09:38:15.230-04:002009-05-23T09:38:15.230-04:00I think catalog copywriters use words that are com...I think catalog copywriters use words that are commonly known...and in this case smocking is something that everyone has an idea of and shirring is a more technical term. The main goal is to get it out the door without having it returned...so terminalogy that someone recognizes is preferable to words they don't get. It's the same with fabric names - they are as basic as possible so there is no confusion.<br /><br />And I can see how it would drive you crazy but that's because you know better! The general public doesn't!!!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050706102628543773.post-51453143293719487792009-05-23T08:43:59.119-04:002009-05-23T08:43:59.119-04:00I do have to read closely in a product description...I do have to read closely in a product description or tutorial to see if something is really smocked or just sewn with elastic thread to resemble smocking. These days, 99 times out of 100, a smocked item is not smocked at all.Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398754886656482414noreply@blogger.com