Fundamentals of Clothing Construction

FUNDAMENTALS OF CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION 3(1+2)

Lesson 5 : Basic Hand Stitches

Diagonal Basting

The diagonal basting is used to hold layers of fabrics together in all dressmaking and tailoring. It is visible as a long diagonal stitch on the right side and a short straight stitch on the wrong side of the fabric. Diagonal tacking is also used for holding pleats, bound pockets, bound button-holes, or the overlap of a slide fastener in a skirt placket. It is used for easing one edge into the other such as sleeve cap to arm hole. Some 'slack' left in diagonal tacking helps in final adjustment of the arm-hole seam.