Published in CLASSIC SEWING MAGAZINE , Spring 2020. Today, “smocking” is quite common on dresses for little girls,’ and the embroidery is well regarded among the needle arts. Smocks, in one form or another, have been worn for hundreds of years. The technique of creating a garment from rectangles and squares was relatively simple and practical, used for men’s shirts, nightshirts, women’s chemises and nightgowns. With the history of the traditional work smock in mind, I designed my…