Smocking > Design Cards > Bobby Straight 6 Rows

• It is very important that you start in the same valley for each row.
• If necessary 'cheat' to correct at the beginning of the row.
• There is no need to center this design.
• This design uses two colour threads. Blue is the main or dominant colour and red is the second / passive or lighter colour.
• You will get a totally different look if you swop the main and second colour.
   
  

1. This design is made up of repeats and mirrors of a 3 cable -one wave combination stitch.
2. Begin by working between the two rows indicated as '1' in your main colour.
3. Start with an up cable and then wave down to the half way point.
4. Sew 3 cables at the halfway mark. (down, up, down)
5. Wave up to the top row marked '1'.
6. Complete the row.
7. Repeat this in your main colour working between rows 2 and 1.
8. Repeat for a third time in your main colour working between rows 3 and 2.
9. In your main colour do one row of cable a needles breadth above row 3 in your main colour. Start with a down cable.
10. Complete the top half of your design by filling in a repeat row in your second colour. Starting at the halfway mark between 1.and 2.
11. This completes the design mirror this below.
    

Check to see which valley you will use as your start valley. Make sure that the valley continues the full length of your gathering. If you have one or two extra pleats to the left of this valley you can 'cheat' by sewing them together with the first pleat. This is the easiest way of ensuring that your design will be correct.

This design looks very good using both contrasting colours as illustrated or by using two shades of the same colour. Try to have about two degrees difference between the shades.

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