How to make a successful fashion designer
In this edition, we are going to discuss about stitching.
Introduction
Temporary stitches are those that are used to loosely attach two pieces of cloth to ensure that pieces fit together, darts are appearing at the right points. These stitches are opened out after stitching the garment. These also help to keep pieces in places while being stitched.
Thread Marks
This is a type of temporary stitch, which is removed after the garment is stitched. This is used in situations where you cannot use a pencil or chalk, to mark the cloth. Sewed in a very loose manner, one stitch is small, and the next one larger, Used mainly on garments where many trials etc are required before final fitting. It is usually made with a double thread, but is always made on a double layered cloth. The stitches are adjoining to each other. Made in a loose manner, the needle is taken out from a determined distance and then again inserted in the same position and then the second stitch taken with a certain looseness in the thread.
Basting stitch
This is used to join two pieces of cloth together. This helps to keep slippery material in a straight line together while stitching.
Method: Basting is done using a single thread. After threading the needle with an appropriate length of thread, the needle is taken in and out of the two pieces of cloth at some distance, throughout the required length.
1a.Even basting: All stitches are of equal length. This is achieved by taking an equal quantity of thread for the upward as well as downward stitch, at equal distances.
1b.Uneven basting: All the stitches are at varying distance but of the same length, i.e. the length of thread taken for upward and downward stitch is the same but at different distance from each other.
1c.Zigzag basting: When the cloth is slippery or a lining cloth is to be attached, then this zigzag stitch is used to keep the two pieces together.

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