Silk Ribbon Smocking

Published in 1988 by The Smocking Horse Collection of Olmsted Falls, Ohio. Designed and written by Janice Andrews Balliett, with photography by Jean Schnell. This is publisher's booklet SRS25, printed in the U.S.A. The booklet teaches smocking with silk ribbon and includes five smocking plates: Fun with Flowerettes, Becky's Silk Hearts, Orange Blossoms, Bishop Roses, and Silk Roses. Contents cover using silk ribbon, making a flowerette, alternating flowerettes, lazy daisy leaves, boullion and wheat roses, large boullion roses, plaid smocking, fagotting with silk ribbon, the herringbone stitch, rosettes, and stem work, with instructions for small and large boullion roses, lazy daisy leaves and hearts, rosettes and stem stitching, fagotting with ribbon, plaid smocking, and herringbone. The book is in very good condition. The covers are clean and bright with no writing or stickers, the back cover shows only light, even toning, and the photographed contents page is clean and unmarked. The booklet is staple-bound, and the staples are visible at the spine edge. Great find at a great price! Please note the S&H charges, which include USPS postage, materials, and handling. Pictured bookends are not included in the sale.…