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In sewing, to tack or baste is to make quick, temporary stitching intended to be removed. Tacking is used in a variety of ways:

To temporarily hold a seam or trim in place until it can be permanently sewn, usually with a long running stitch made by hand or machine called a tacking stitch or basting stitch.

To temporarily attach a lace collar, ruffles, or other trim to clothing so that the attached article may be removed easily for cleaning or to be worn with a different garment. For this purpose, tacking stitches are sewn by hand in such a way that they are almost invisible from the outside of the garment.

To transfer pattern markings to fabric, or to otherwise mark the point where two pieces of fabric are to be joined. A special loose looped stitch used for this purpose is called a tack or tailor's tack.

A basting stitch is essentially a straight stitch, sewn with long stitches and unfinished ends. The basting stitch is used for temporarily holding sandwiched pieces of fabric in place. The stitch is removed after the piece is finished. Often used in quilting or embroidery.

References

Picken, Mary Brooks: The Fashion Dictionary, Funk and Wagnalls, 1957. (1973 edition ISBN 0-308-10052-2)

External references

Tacking stitch

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+In [[sewing]], to '''tack''' or '''baste''' is to make quick, temporary [[stitch]]ing intended to be removed.  Tacking is used in a variety of ways:
-A '''zigzag''' is a [[pattern]] made up of many small corners at an [[angle|acute angle]], tracing a path between two [[parallel lines]]; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular.
+* To temporarily hold a [[seam]] or [[trim (sewing)|trim]] in place until it can be permanently sewn, usually with a long [[running stitch]] made by hand or [[sewing machine|machine]] called a '''tacking stitch''' or '''basting stitch'''.
-From the point of view of [[symmetry]], a regular zigzag can be generated from a simple motif like a [[line segment]] by repeated application of a [[glide reflection]]:
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+* To temporarily attach a [[lace]] [[collar (clothing)|collar]], [[ruffle]]s, or other trim to [[clothing]] so that the attached article may be removed easily for cleaning or to be worn with a different garment.  For this purpose, tacking stitches are sewn by hand in such a way that they are almost invisible from the outside of the garment.
-Equally it is the [[juxtaposition]] of [[chevron (insignia)|chevron]]s, or of [[forward slash]]es and [[backslash]]es like this:
+* To transfer [[pattern (sewing)|pattern markings]] to [[textile|fabric]], or to otherwise mark the point where two pieces of fabric are to be joined.  A special loose looped stitch used for this purpose is called a '''tack''' or '''tailor's tack'''.
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+* A basting stitch is essentially a straight stitch, sewn with long stitches and unfinished ends.  The basting stitch is used for temporarily holding sandwiched pieces of fabric in place.  The stitch is removed after the piece is finished.  Often used in [[quilting]] or [[embroidery]].
-or even:
+==References==
+* Picken, Mary Brooks: ''The Fashion Dictionary'', Funk and Wagnalls, 1957.  (1973 edition ISBN 0-308-10052-2)
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+== External references ==
+[http://www.alternative-windows.com/stitches.htm Tacking stitch]
-[[Lightning]] is often [[drawing|draw]]n as a zigzag, with long downward strokes and short backward ones.  [[Store]]s of the defunct U.S. [[retail chain]] [[The Treasury]] (also [[Treasure Island (retailer)|Treasure Island]]) each had a distinct zigzag [[roof]], many of which still survive on reused buildings nearly three decades after the chain closed.  The roof zigzag was also seen on the store [[logo]].
-An [[automobile]] could move in a zigzag, that is, not going straight, but instead turning left and right and left repeatedly.  In a [[city]] where [[street]]s are oriented toward the four [[cardinal direction]]s, this would be illustrated by, for example, driving north, west, north, west, north, west, and so on around the [[city block]]s, in order to go northwest.  (This would not make the trip any shorter, however it might avoid [[traffic]].)
-The [[trace]] of a [[triangle wave]] or a [[sawtooth wave]] is a zigzag. [[Pinking shears]] are designed to cut [[cloth]] or [[paper]] with a zigzag edge, to lessen [[fraying]]. Zigzags are a basic decorative pattern used on [[pottery]], and often for the cuts which separate [[ravioli]].
-In [[sewing]], a '''zigzag stitch''' is a [[sewing machine|machine]] stitch in a zigzag pattern.  Tightly space zigzag stitches are used to emulate [[embroidery stitch]]es such as satin stitch, and to reinforce [[buttonhole]]s.
-Zigzag stitch is also used as a non-structural seam, to temporarily hold two panels together edge-to-edge (and eliminate the ridge that would "x-ray" through).  This is done when another panel will overlay the seam and provide support.
-[[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Sewing stitches]]
-[[de:Zick-Zack]]
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-[[eo:Zigzago]]
-[[he:זיגזג]]
-[[nl:Zigzag (lijn)]]