Chapter 16: Stitching
TYPES OF STITCHING
Hand Stitching
They say that “a stitch in time saves nine.” Although some designers might opt to skip right to permanent stitches, the temporary hand stitch known as basting proves that the old adage could not be truer. Temporary stitches allow the designer to assemble sections of a garment in a way that can easily be altered. Removing machine stitches will often leave needle marks in, and sometimes destroy, fragile fabrics. Basting seams together before machine stitching can also help avoid slippage when sewing two or more layers of fabrics together. Temporary stitches can be used as well to transfer pattern information, such as the placement of button holes, pockets, and other design details. Not all ...
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