Machines & tools

A long, loose straight stitch used to temporarily hold fabric layers together for fitting or easing before permanent stitching is sewn.

A stitch pattern combining several straight stitches with a single zigzag jog, used with a folded hem to catch fabric almost invisibly from the right side.

A narrow, dense zigzag stitch sewn in a rectangular path with bar tacks at each end to create a reinforced opening for a button.