basting stitch
- noun
- /ˈbeɪstɪŋ stɪtʃ/
- Specialized
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puntada de hilvanado
- The fabric, which costs $24 a yard, plus $3 a yard to import, is a cotton gabardine fine enough to withstand basting stitches.
Examples
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Like if I want to do big basting stitches, you know, to check on something, I'll crank it up to five.
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If you cut the basting stitch, that's OK and now we can press it flat.
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Remove the basting stitches.
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There's a little basting stitch like here ish where the hooks are sewn on so that they ever just so slightly peek out from that.
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To keep the two layers of fabric together while sewing, I used a long basting stitch that made it easier to handle.
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Before permanently sewing the quilt pieces, I always secure them with a basting stitch to avoid any shifts.
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The dressmaker advised me to use a basting stitch to hold the fabric in place until I finish the final sewing.
Synonyms
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6.3
A loose temporary stitch that holds fabric pieces before final sewing
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3.5
A simple sewing line made by passing a needle in and out of cloth at regular spaces
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7.0
A loose temporary stitch that holds fabric before final sewing
A loose temporary stitch that holds fabric layers before final sewing
How Secure
- Specialized
- Specialized
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6.8
- UK
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6.3
- Specialized
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3.5
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun meaning is directly built from the constituents: 'baste' means to sew temporarily with large loose stitches and 'stitch' is a single sewn loop, so 'basting stitch' clearly denotes a long, loose, temporary stitch. This is a regular compositional noun formation found across languages (e.g. Spanish 'hilván', French 'point de bâti'), so a B1 learner who knows the parts should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Basting stitch comes from a simple sewing action: people make long, loose basting stitches to hold layers of fabric together for a short time. So, a basting stitch means a 'temporary' stitch you remove after the final sewing.