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diff --git a/source/tips_tricks/basting/index.rst b/source/tips_tricks/basting/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5e8be8f --- /dev/null +++ b/source/tips_tricks/basting/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +************** + Basting etc. +************** + +Structured Garments +=================== + +When working on structured garments you will often have to use multiple +lines of marking and basting, e.g. tailor's tacks to transfer the seam +lines, basting fabric, interlining and flatlining together, basting the +garment and only then finally sewing. + +My recommendation is to always baste the layers together exactly above +the taylor's tacks, since the tacks have been cut in small pieces and +are easy to remove anyway. + +Then you have to consider that when marking the seam lines with +tailor's tacks from the paper fabric you will usually be marking *just +outside* the pattern, so for maximum precision you should baste either +on the marking or just outside them, and then sew just inside the +marking, on the original seam lines. + +However, if you're using multiple layers of fabric, or thicker ones, you +can also decide to sew just outside the markings, as the millimiter or +so you're gaining will compensate for the thickness of the seams. In +this case, of course you will have to baste just inside the markings. |