Princeton Pleaters

Smocking Arts Guild of America



Welcome to the Princeton Pleaters website

Princeton Pleaters is the Princeton, NJ area chapter of the Smocking Arts Guild of America (SAGA). We meet once a month to learn and share the art of English Smocking and other heirloom needle arts.

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We meet the 4th Tuesday of every month, at 7:30 PM, at the West Windsor Library in Princeton Junction, NJ


This month, we are raffling a beautiful heirloom layette. Look at this slide show to see some of the many items you could win!  The drawing is on Nov. 23, so purchase your tickets now!


 

 

Tickets are $2 each.  For information, and to buy your tickets, contact the chapter president by clicking here.



 What is Smocking?

Smocking is the art of controlling pleats by embroidering on the surface of the pleat. This is an ancient and lovely technique, most often used today on fine garments for babies and children.


Our Chapter

Our group is an active and happy chapter of SAGA, the Smocking Arts Guild of America. We meet the 4th Tuesday of every month, at 7:30 PM, at the West Windsor Public Library.

Feel welcome to walk in!

   

What else do we do?

  • Silk-Ribbon Embroidery
  • Tatting
  • Lace-Shaping
  • Heirloom Garment Construction
  • Shadow Embroidery
  • Madeira Applique
  • Crazy-Quilt Embellishment
  • and much more

Princeton Pleaters News


 
Interested in membership?  Need some information?  Just click here.


Check out our on-line Stitch Glossary.  The goal : how to sew every single smocking and embroidery stitch know to woman (we're not there yet).  If you know of any stitch, however obscure, that's missing, please let me know.