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luthaiseakit ([personal profile] luthaiseakit) wrote2009-08-17 10:50 pm

Help Please?

Does anyone know what it means to 'baste' something in a sewing pattern?  Please help because I'm useless at technical terms!
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[personal profile] xanthipe 2009-08-17 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a bit like tacking, iirc. Basically rough stitching with cheap thread to hold bits together while doing the real sewing.

[identity profile] lilacivy.livejournal.com 2009-08-17 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Fabulous! Thank-you! I'm tempted to rush back to the sewing machine and carry on but I think I've done enough for one night :)
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[personal profile] xanthipe 2009-08-17 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
At least wait until I've had a chance to check my answer plz? :)

[identity profile] lilacivy.livejournal.com 2009-08-17 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
S'ok, I'm not doing anything else for a while much as I'd like to. :( My eyes are starting to itch which is usually a sign that it's a good time to stop doing stuff and go to bed. So as soon as Colin has finished his ironing and I can get in the bedroom I think I shall! :)