Last week I was looking for German Dress construction guidance and came across this Katafalk site which is incredible. Specifically I was looking at her dress diary but then I wandered to https://katafalk.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/lattice-smocking/ and based on the instructions realized that I had a plastic grid that was very similar in design. So following the basic instructions – I traced the grid onto the fabric and started sewing. I wish I would have been a bit more careful with my tracing because some of the lines don’t match up and so it caused some irregularities on the finished lattice but overall I’m delighted with the resulting technique. If I do it again: I will make it an integral part of the garment and I will roll the hem on before I start smocking – the current piece is on the salvage and just a scrap of fabric so I will probably have to edge it with trim to get it to look right.