Garden Fairies Smocking Newsletter

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Since March of 1997 my smocking newsletter has been around bringing you information on What's New in smocking as well as information on how to smock.  Many other shops have copied this information on their websites as I find bits and pieces of my writings on the web, without giving me credit but I just wanted you to know that we were the first to have this information available for you.  Please enjoy and feel free to send in your questions and comments and I will send you an answer almost immediately.  I do want to remind you though that this information is my own and is copyrighted, please do not steal my ideas nor writings - be a proper scholar and give credit to your resources, I try to.

To understand more of what smocking is please look to this page What is Smocking.   Please don't hesitate to ask me a question about smocking, I'm here to serve you.

I would like to invite you to receive a free online subscription to my smocking newsletter. I have been in the business of selling smocking supplies for 13 years, have taught the art for around the same length of time and have created a new venue for smocking women around the world. In the digest format each issue contains a variety of topics ranging from history, smocking tips, pattern reviews, intriguing web pages, smocking plate reviews, what's new, smocking for dolls, silk ribbon embroidery, heirloom sewing and antique clothing description. There is an alternate weekly issue of the posts from the daily smocking list.   Please note I used to send this out by hand but my list has become too large to do this so now a Private List group is handling my mailings, your names are known only to me.  To subscribe please enter your email address in the following box:

We have a new version of our smocking newsletter called the SmockingList (I also call this my chitter chatter list) where everyone can feel free to post info about the techniques of smocking.  Join the list and have some fun.

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Thank you,   Beth-Katherine Kaiman

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Please go to my New Index of the Newsletter

Where I have every topic covered in the newsletter indexed by topic

 Beginner's Corner

Special Edition - What is Smocking? Special Edition - How to Get Started Smocking Special Edition - Eleven Rules of Smocking

Issues available for viewing:

(we are adding them as fast as we can translate them into HTML)

Enhanced e-mail Newsletter - The Gathering Thread

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Beth-Katherine Kaiman, Copyright © 1997-2000 all rights reserved

(Temporarily on Hiatus, but not forgotten)

Snail Mail Version:

The snail mail published version of the smocking newsletter with, black and white pictures, graphics, original smocking designs, clothing patterns and articles (alternating between the issues) is now available by subscription at $18.00 per year for 12 issues - this fee also includes the enhanced version with graphics of the free e-mail newsletter.  If you would like to receive a sample copy please send $2.00, if you decide you like it send in the remaining $16.00 and your subscription will continue.

On-Line Version:

We have two styles of e-mail newsletters available.   One with with graphics ($10.00 per year - included with subscription of the snail mail version) and the free version without graphics, the information differs with both versions. Putting together a newsletter about smocking is very hard without graphics and in order to do so requires a bit more logistics on my part and I have to charge for my time.  You are most welcome to receive this newsletter free of charge but if at sometime you would like to be included in on the graphics just let me know and drop a check in the mail for the $10.00 subscription. To give you a taste of what the new enhanced version looks like click on the first & second editions of The Gathering Thread below.  These first two issue will be here on the web with future issues available only to subscribers.

Let me know by e-mail if you would like to subscribe to either the snail mail version or just the enhanced versions of the newsletter.

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