The Triple Feather Stitch can
be adapted to smocking very easily, just as the regular
Feather Stitch.
Follow the same instructions as for the Feather Stitch, but instead of entering
and exiting the pleats 1/3 and 2/3 of the way down the
pleating row, divide the row into fifths. That is, the
first stitch lies in the top 2/5 of the row, the second
between 1/5 and 3/5, the third between 2/5 and 4/5, and
the fourth in the bottom 2/5 of the row. This way, four
feather stitches instead of two lie between the pleating
rows. |