this braid is based off one of my all-time favorite smocking designs - tallulah. it was featured in australian's smocking and embroidery issue 98 of their magazine and was designed by marianela collado of costa rica. she used floss, and not all the colors are available in floche. so the blue and green shades are identical, but the three pinks and yellow are close enough to get the same gorgeous vibe as you complete this smocking plate. you get a full hank of volume - roughly 50 strands of each color about 18" long - lots of material!
check out the tallulah playground for more fun goodies including the smocking plate!
I've got a sit + sew style video tutorial that goes over this smocking plate on the youtubes.