Letters From Our Customers

Letters From Our Customers

Over the years, we have received many wonderful letters from you, our customers. Here is a small sample.

We very much appreciate your support and suggestions over the years. Thank you!

Your bishop pattern is my absolute favorite pattern. I've probably made over 100 of them for my 3 grand nieces and gifts! And I have almost all of your smocking plates, which are also my favorites! Thank you so much. Your efforts have made the little girls in our family look beautiful! Only more I could hope for is granddaughters of my own one day! I'll take grandsons too, but I don't think my sons would allow me to put them in a bishop!

Debra Parker

Hi, Ellen - I just purchased your smocking books - One Stitch at a Time and English Smocking from Debra Justice in Canada - they just arrived this afternoon and they are absolutely gorgeous! I just finished a two-day smocking workshop and I sure wish I had had your books with me - they are much clearer than this lady was.

Nancy L. Wright

I have actually just received your book Ellen McCarn on English Smocking. I plan to devour it! :)

Thanks,

Myra Dennis

I really love working with your graph papers and would like to order the stacking one. I find it odd that there isn't any further information.

I have enjoyed your designs for years and am amazed at how prolific (focused?) you are.You just keep cranking them out and they keep getting better.I have enjoyed the smiles on the grandchildren's faces and compliments from others when the praise should have been all yours.Thank you so very much for sharing your talents.

Thanks again,

Jill Verley

Mrs. McCarn,

I have just begun to smock since I recently had grandchildren. Actually my mother gave me a beginner smocking class (in Birmingham AL) for my birthday last year. I was hooked after that.

Since then I've purchased both of your patterns for bishops and the yoke dresses. Of all the patterns I have they are my very favorite. You do a remarkable job of explaining everything with wonderful tips to boot.

Most all of the smocking plates I have are from your collection. They are easy to understand and look stunning on the garment.

I just wanted to let you know what this has all meant to me and how much I've enjoyed learning from you.

Blessings,

Pam Stunda

Ellen,

Just wanted you to know how much I like your designs. I started smocking in 1981 after my first daughter was born. I bought a Read 24 row pleater from you in 1984 but was never happy with it because no matter what I pleated there were always broken needles. I put the pleater away until recently when I again pulled out my smocking box and bought a few new things as well. However, the pleater is still an issue and although I've tried a few suggestions found on the internet was hoping you might have a couple of ideas to solve the pleater problem. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sewing friend,

Rhonda Elliott

I really like your patterns. They are easy to follow & I like the generous sizing. I teach English smocking & am always referring to your patterns & smocking plates.

Carole Ellis

McCarn Enterprises, Inc.

I am finishing up my daughter's Easter Dress, once again from your Yoke Dress pattern. I have lost trace of how many yoke and bishop dresses I have now made from your patterns for my now 9 year old. I appreciate all the sizes and options. I smock a lot of things from Australian Smocking, but always use your patterns as my basis to copy their ideas, because your patterns are like old friends!

Fanya Houston

I love your smocking plates and books. I've used them for years!!!

Becky Daniels-Sowell

I retired from my shop, Smocked Togs, Inc., almost 10 years ago, but I've smocked most of the Ellen McCarn plates and always used the basic yoke and bishop patterns when I did cut and sews for my customers. I am a great grandma now and do very little smocking or sewing but am glad to know you are still in business for the current folks who enjoy this art. Thanks for your many years of service.

Virginia Fletcher Lane