to baste
1
7.5
- verb
- /beɪst/
- Specialized
:
hilvanar
- To hold the fabric in place, you should baste along the edge before sewing it permanently.
Examples
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In the following months, they would sew the quilt top together, add the batting and backing materials, and baste it all together.
Fiction book (1992) -
Machine- or hand-baste the tuck fold lines on your fabric that match the red lines on the template.
Blog text (2) -
Line up and baste folds into shape.
Blog text (2) -
Hand-baste around the yoke when you get to that part.
Blog text (17) -
As you can see, I now hand baste my quilt onto the top of the take-up leader and down the side about 6".
Blog text (15) -
She could baste this sleeve back into the bodice, but the other dress required major repairs.
Fiction book (1991) -
Take the 6-inch circle of holiday fabric and carefully fold over the raw edge about half an inch and baste all around.
Blog text (19) -
I have a giant starflower quilt that I need to baste and quilt, though it will probably be a while before I jump on that.
Blog text (2) -
And, (I apologize if I missed this) do you baste or pin the part that is left floating, or just layer and leave it hanging (floating) off the front?
Blog text (12) -
We would cut, baste, press, fit, tuck, and imagine how grand my life would be in the beautiful new voile dress with the difficult pleats up the bodice, and the polished cotton sundress with ten panels in the skirt.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
99
2.5
To join or repair cloth with a needle and thread
4
6.7
Sew pieces together with large loose stitches to hold them
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Etymology
To baste (to sew temporarily) comes from the same old French bastir meaning 'to build' or 'prepare'. To baste is to make a quick, temporary stitch to 'prepare' the cloth before you sew the final seam.