Often when talking with students, I find the discussion turns to frustration with applying bias binding to a bishop neckline. I think the secret to success is practice, but I have experimented with an alternate finish that might be helpful to some.
I’ve always been partial to nightgowns for girls’ sleepwear and the bishop is my personal style of choice. Rebecca wore smocked bishop nighties until she went to college, so I had already come up with some time saving techniques. By employing them occasionally, I was able to keep Rebecca’s nightgown drawer well stocked.  Of course, some of the classic styling is lost, but still, a smocked nightgown is a smocked nightgown. Continue reading
