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Basting etc.
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Structured Garments
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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.
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