Sewing Thread Types Cotton thread and those with natural fibers. Elastic thread such as shirring elastic. Upholstery thread for heavy-duty uses. Metallic thread for decorative sewing. Denim thread for jeans and denim items. The basic function of a thread is to deliver aesthetics and performance in stitches and seams. Sewing thread is a flexible, small diameter yarn or strand usually treated with a surface coating, lubricant or both, intended to be used to stitch one or more pieces of material or an object to a material.
Permanent stitches are divided into Running stitch, Backstitch, Overcast stitch, Over hand stitch and Whipping. Running Stitch. Back Stitch. Over Cast Stitch. Overhand Stitch. In sewing, to tack or baste is to make quick, temporary stitching intended to be removed. Tacking is used in a variety of ways: To easily hold a seam or trim in place until it can be permanently sewn, usually with a long running stitch made by hand or machine called a tacking stitch or basting stitch.
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For instance, basting garment seams allows you to test the fit or a specific placement such as for darts before sewing more permanent stitches. Basting also can hold slippery fabrics together while you sew the regular stitches.
Plus, basting can replace pins and make it easier to machine sew bulky items, such as when you're adding a zipper or hemming jeans. And basting allows two or more layers of fabric to be held together and worked as one layer, such as when you're basting together the layers of a quilt. Once you understand the uses and process, basting stitches either by hand or machine are fairly quick and easy for beginner sewers.
Using a thread color that contrasts with your fabric will make the basting thread more visible for easy removal. Hand basting is faster and easier to remove than machine basting. And it's easier to maintain control of an area when you hand baste. Hand basting is sewn with a running stitch. Pin the fabric area together that you plan to sew.
Thread a hand-sewing needle with a single thread, and knot the end. Insert the needle in the edge of the fabric near the seam but where it won't be sewn over by machine stitching. If you do accidentally sew over the basting stitches, they will be difficult to remove and could weaken your final stitching.
Begin your running stitch just inside the seam allowance you will be using. Sew a line of running stitches by inserting the needle and thread through both layers of fabric a short distance from your starting point.
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