Seam allowance is the distance between the seam stitching line and the cut edge of the fabric. The most common seam allowance used when joining fabric pieces together are 1/2 inch and 5/8 inch. And you can easily sew with this consistently by aligning the fabric edge to the throat-plate markings on sewing machines. . … Read more
Pick Stitch is a widely spaced small back stitch. When done repeatedly, it looks like a stitching line of small running stitches with a wider gap in between than normal. It is used as a basting stitch, so it needs to penetrate all layers of fabric. The stitches are all even, and the repetitive stitches … Read more
What is Baste Stitching ? Baste stitching (pronounced as bay-st) refers to temporarily making loose straight hand stitches / machine stitches on different layers of fabric as an alternative to pinning them together. They are used to temporarily hold one or more layers of fabric together, or for gathering fabric. They are temporary stitches and … Read more
A Dart is a fabric manipulation technique that gives the fabric a three-dimensional contour by folding the fabric and stitching it to a point, giving shape to a garment. It accentuates the curves of a body and gives clothes the correct fit. Darts take in the fabric at a section of the garment and narrows … Read more
Piping is a decorative sewing technique of using a cord covered with fabric strips. In clothes it is used in a number of ways ; It is used mostly on necklines, with a contrasting coloured fabric. But self same fabric piping can also take on a beauty on necklines. Check out this post … Read more
Insertion stitches are decorative stitches that are used for joining two pieces of fabric together with space between them. Most of the time zig zag, looped, knotted stitches are used. Decorative Laces can be easily and beautifully joined to fabric this way. (Checkout other methods of lace insertion here). The insertion stitches gives a look of lace to the fabric pieces – as … Read more