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GARMENT CONSTRUCTION TIP
Slip Basting by Machine
Slip basting, usually done by hand, enables you to match patterned fabric (such as plaids and stripes) across a seam. Save time using this machine variation of slip basting.
1. Set your machine for a long, wide zigzag. Fold under one seam allowance along the seamline. Position the folded edge along the seamline of the corresponding piece, and stitch, making sure the needle catches a small "bite" of fold as it swings to the left.
2. Unfold the folded edge and sew the seam as usual.
-- Fred Bloebaum
Adapted from "Basics -- Basting," Threads magazine, August/September 2002 (#102), p. 24; drawings: Christine Erikson.
© 2002 The Taunton Press, Inc.
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