http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com Children's dress, hand-embroidered and smocked, designer originals. Thu, 01 May 2008 23:13:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A beautiful spring day, sunny, cool, and breezy. Pascal, (my bedlington terrier) and I, met our friend Penny for a walk along the canal. While I was busy looking for the ducks who swim in the canal, Pascal was looking to have a good bark ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/inspiration/cest-la-vie/ Rabbit ties her pink sweater around her neck as she walks into a flower-filled, cotton meadow to find her friends. She is surrounded by rows of white, diamond smocking, accented in deep violet. A little hand-embroidered bird stands on a rock while he waits for rabbit to arrive. The sleeves and back ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/meadow-flowers-dress-408/ Sunshine for hours, a meadow of flowers! I just began work on a pretty, violet-blue fabric strewn with flowers of purple, yellow, blue and pink; reminiscent of a spring meadow. As I create the rows of smocking I'm busy thinking about what I might embroider into this meadow- ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/design-ideas/meadow-flower-dress-fabric/ Just hatched! Announcing the arrival of two baby chicks, born in a field of cotton striped sky-blue and white; dotted with rows of yellow daisies. Arriving just in time for spring and summer, these chicks will be ready to go within a few days ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/announce/just-hatched-baby-chick-dresses/ Just hatched!  Two baby chicks wander around a field of blue and white striped cotton amidst rows of embroidered daisy chains. They're off to see the world. Following zig-zag rows of blue and white smocking, they search for a little girl to befriend. Includes a complementary set of socks, hand-embroidered with ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/chicks-and-daisy-chains-dress-407/ October and November are beautiful months in Northern California. In many areas we have a "New England"-type fall, with leaves colored bright-red, yellow and orange. Temperatures aren't as cold as they are in New England, but they are definitely cool and crisp, with deep-blue skies ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/inspiration/garden-break/ A little girl in her pink and white dress walks with her little white dog in their garden filled with pink flowers. The fabric is a beautiful seafoam blue-grey with a white floral print. The scene is centered between several intricately designed rows of blue and white smocking. The collar ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/walking-in-the-flowers-dress-406/ All dressed up and ready to go wherever you want to take them. A rabbit, lamb, and duck stand on a light-blue field of darker blue mini flowers. The collar and sleeves are in contrasting fabric, the background being dark blue with small light blue flowers. The contrast of the ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/best-friends-dress-405/ On fabric pastel-green, a periwinkle-blue satin ribbon is woven into an intricate zig-zag pattern of white smocking. A heart-shaped wreath is embroidered with flowers and buds in blues and pinks and tied with a light-blue bow of satin ribbon. The smocking throughout is white with a bit of blue for ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/hearts-and-flowers-dress-404/ Finally! My own baby grand-daughter, Grace, fits into one of my dresses! A year ago, when Grace was born, I made this dress especially for her, it being the first time I'd ever made a giraffe (the particular dress that Grace is modeling ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/dress-stories/the-smocked-dress-what-its-really-about/ Wearing a red bow around his neck, Teddy Bear rides his rocking horse. The fabric is a soft shade of tan with mini, red berries and green stems spread across it. It is hand-smocked with a design including large white hearts and hand-embroidered with vines and berries bordering the bear ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/rock-a-bye-bear-dress-403/ Two bunnies, big sister and little sister, go for a summer walk and gather flowers along the way. A colorful country scene is smocked and embroidered on a light-pink background imprinted with spicy-pink flowers. Smocking is spicy-pink with accents of white. The scene is bordered across the top with an ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/sugar-and-spice-bunnies-twice-dress-402/ On light-green daisy printed fabric, a little bird sings while a lamb listens. Two chicks enjoy the music while eating. A sunny day in a rolling-hill country setting. Look closely because special hand-embroidered details run close to the buttons on the back of the dress. Includes a complementary set of socks, ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/summer-suite-dress-401/ A teddy bear sits in a strawberry patch wearing her white blouse with sleeves trimmed in red. The fabric has an ecru background with tiny red rose buds scattered across. The smocking is done in ecru, red, and white to match. Includes a complementary set of socks, embroidered with matching ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/straw-bear-ez-dress-400/ A teddy bear sits on the background of blue smocking. He presents his bouquet of multicolored flowers, a few of which have been placed carefully on the dress collar. Includes a complementary set of socks, embroidered with matching images. Size 1 SOLD - No longer available Share This http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/flowers-for-teddy-dress-399/ Over the years, I have received some excellent ideas from customers, for example the hand-embroidered socks that I make to go with each dress. It had never occurred to me to embroider socks until a customer asked me if I would embroider a pair to ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/dress-stories/dress-decor-who-would-have-thought/ This is my fourth and final post on the process. After talking about the fabric, floss, gathering and pleating, and embroidering, it's time to finish the Rabbit Makes a Friend dress. The area to be hand-smocked and hand-embroidered on a girl's dress doesn't appear large, until you stop to think ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/design-ideas/process-of-smocking-embroidering-a-dress-part-4/ The front of the dress has been gathered and pleated so in this post I'll begin to talk about the hand-embroidery. Before I could begin embroidering the scene on the front of the Rabbit Makes a Friend dress, I had to make sure that the pleats in the middle ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/design-ideas/process-of-smocking-embroidering-a-dress-part-3/ I'd like to tell you about the process of gathering and pleating the front of the dress. In my last post, I started taking you through the process of sewing a Rabbit Whiskers dress. I've already selected the fabric and embroidery floss. The first step is to gather the dress front. ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/design-ideas/process-of-smocking-embroidering-a-dress-part-2/ So, you've seen the photos of my completed dresses and I've told you a bit about my background and interest in smocking. I thought you might like to see the process of sewing dress #393 (Rabbit Makes a Friend). In the next four posts, I'll try to show you what ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/design-ideas/smocking-and-embroidery-dress-process/ A bouquet of yellow, blue, and white flowers lies in the middle of light-blue smocking, centered on white cotton fabric with light-blue stripes. The bouquet is bordered on both sides by several rows of blue and white smocked designs. Includes a complementary set of socks, embroidered with matching flowers. Size 1 Price: $200.00 ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/ladybug-bouquet-dress-389/ A handful of summer daisies tied with a yellow ribbon are embroidered in the center of several rows of yellow smocking. The smocking features white accents on a soft, butter-yellow, cotton fabric. The collar is topped with a fresh-looking daisy as well. Includes a complementary set of socks, embroidered with matching ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/daisy-bouquet-dress-397/ Two white bunnies get into mischief on a floral-print, lavender background. Lacy-white smocking contrasts beautifully with several rows of purple smocking; topped with a multi-colored bouquet of flowers. Includes a complementary set of socks, embroidered with matching flowers. Size 1 Price: $210.00 | Quantity available: 1 ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/1-2-3-pull-dress-396/ Three chicks explore their world, on blue and white gingham, cotton/polyester blend fabric with several rows of white smocking. Includes a complementary set of socks, embroidered with matching images. Size 1 SOLD - No longer available Share This http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/apple-blossoms-and-butterflies-dress-395/ (It's a Girl!) born April 1st, a raspberry-pink giraffe, in a field of raspberry-pink smocking and flower bouquets. The cotton fabric has a raspberry-pink, mini-floral print on a white background. Includes a complementary set of socks, embroidered with matching flowers. Size 1 Price: $200.00 | Quantity available: 1 ... http://www.rabbitwhiskers.com/products/dresses/its-a-girl-dress-394/