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Chapter: 11th Textiles and Dress Designing : Chapter 7 : Basic Stitches

Temporary Stitches

Textiles and Dress Designing : Basic Stitches

TEMPORARY STITCHES

 

Even Tacking

Description

·           It holds two or more fabric layers together.

·           It is used for tacking seams and other edges before stitching.

·           Stitches are made in equal lengths.

Method

·           Work the stitches from right to left.

·           Bring needle on the right side of the fabric at 1.

·           Take down needle at 2 to the wrong side of the fabric.

·           Again bring needle up at 3 leaving blank space in between (Figure 7.1) .


 

Uneven Tacking

Description

·           This stitch is stronger than even tacking.

·           It is used as guideline prior to machine stitching.

·           It is also used to catch long folds.

Method

·           Work the stitches from right to left.

·           Bring needle on the right side of the fabric at 1.

·           Take down needle at 2 to the wrong side of the fabric.

·           Again bring needle up at 3 leaving half of the stitch length in between 2 and 3 (Figure 7.1).

 

Diagonal Tacking

Description

·           It is used for holding two or three layers of fabric before sewing.

·           Slanting stitch is done on the wrong side and vertical stitch on the upper side.

Method

·           Work the stitches from right to left.

·           Bring needle at 1 on wrong side leav-ing the knot under fold.

·           Take needle diagonally and insert at 2 on the folded edge.

·           Bring needle at 3 just at the outer edge of the fold.

·           Continue the process (Figure 7.1).

 

Tailor’s Tacking

Description

·           It is used to mark dart line and pleat lines.

·           It acts as a guide line on both the lay-ers of fabric.

·           Double strand contrast colour thread is used.

Methods

·           Work the stitches from right to left

·           Bring needle at 1 on the right side of the fabric.

·           Take needle to the wrong side at 2

·           Leave a loop as shown in figure and bring needle at 3.

·           Maintain uniform distance between stitches (Figure 7.1).

 

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