Picture Smocking Basics
Eight small picture plates: twin hearts, tree, star, harlequin egg, pumpkin, sailboat, house and flower. Each picture is drawn on a bitmap of cable stitches between two border rows, so you can see exactly which pleat each stitch belongs to. The collection costs $19 once, with no subscription, and arrives as a ZIP with eight print ready PDFs, eight SVG charts and a short read me.
Sample from the collection
Plate 1, Twin Hearts Picture: 17 pleats, 6 worked rows, cable and picture rows.
The eight plates
| # | Plate | Stitches | Pleats | Rows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twin Hearts Picture | cable, picture rows | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | Tree Picture | cable, picture rows | 17 | 11 |
| 3 | Star Picture | cable, picture rows | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Harlequin Egg Picture | cable, picture rows | 17 | 11 |
| 5 | Pumpkin Picture | cable, picture rows | 17 | 10 |
| 6 | Sailboat Picture | cable, picture rows | 17 | 11 |
| 7 | House Picture | cable, picture rows | 17 | 10 |
| 8 | Flower Picture | cable, picture rows | 17 | 11 |
Stitches, colors and rows
| Stitch | Plates | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Cable | 8 | Twin Hearts Picture, Tree Picture and 6 more |
| Picture rows | 8 | Twin Hearts Picture, Tree Picture and 6 more |
Colors used: navy, rose, blush, sage, butter, powder blue, coral and lavender. All eight plates are charted on 17 pleats; 80 worked rows in all, from 6 to 11 per plate; 0 of the eight plates are mirrored around the center pleat.
Sizing
Pleats by chest size for all eight plates: 40 pleats at 18 in up to 60 pleats at 28 in, 30 to 45 in of raw fabric for the front panel at a 3:1 ratio; the full table is in how the sizing works.
Free plates from this collection
Compared with the other collections
- The only collection charted on 17 pleats.
- The only collection that uses picture rows.
- Closest set by stitches: Bishop Dress Plates, with cable in common.
Delivery and licence: order page and terms of sale; questions in the FAQ.
Your ZIP is available for download as soon as Stripe confirms the card payment. One time payment, no subscription.