Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable.

LATTICE SMOCKING                                                      CABLE SMOCKING

BUFFET/PUFF SMOCKING                                                         HEART SMOCKING

FLORAL SMOCKING                                              LOZENGE SMOCKING

LOZENGE+BUFFET SMOCKING                                     LATTICE+CABLE SMOCKING

                                        FLORAL + HEART SMOCKING