Creator: Madonna Yoder
Diagrammer: Madonna Yoder
This bundle includes the Tight 2x1 Bars (adapted from Ilan Garibi's Twister C), Half-expanded 2x1 Bars, Expanded 2x1 Bars, and Open Chainlink smocking patterns.
The pattern is copied onto fabric and then the connected points are stitched together. There is no folding involved, but this method can be used to emulate many origami tessellations. This technique has been called North American Smocking, Canadian Smocking, Lattice Smocking, Italian Smocking, and American Smocking. It is not the same as English Smocking, which embroiders patterns on top of pleated fabric (and is more common). Instructions and links to further tutorials are included with the patterns.
Various origami artists have explored the connection with smocking before, including Chris Palmer (Shadowfolds), Robin Scholz and Adrienne Sack.
See more patterns by Madonna at https://origamiusa.org/catalog/product-search-by-author?combine=yoder
What's included:
- Starting to finished size ratio
- Instructions on use
- Pattern on a background grid
- Pattern without a background grid
- Colored representation of the symmetries present in the pattern
Materials required for use:
- Fabric
- Needle and thread
- Marking pencil/pen/chalk
- Cutting tool (scissors/rotary cutter + mat)
- Ruler
- RECOMMENDED: light table/projector for pattern transfer
Recommended fabrics:
- Gingham and checked fabrics are great to start out for square grid patterns- the grid is already drawn for you!
- Mid-weight solids such as satin and velvet show the texture nicely in finished goods
- Consider the tracing method you'll use when you pick your fabric. If you're using light, don't get a fabric that's too dark.