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Posted on: 8/14/22 10:53 AM ET
I am finishing a waistband facing & my trusty Reader’s Digest Guide says to tack it to the seam allowances & darts. Then it has several pages about different kinds of tacks—in a different part of the book—but doesn’t say which is appropriate for this purpose. I’m just stitching it down with a few hand stitches but I wonder if I’m doing it too firmly & it should be a looser tacking stitch? Any thoughts?
  
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Posted on: 8/14/22 2:04 PM ET
I used to stitch-in-the-ditch at side seams to hold down my waistband facings, and that was pretty firm and never gave me issues. So I feel like there is probably a lot of leeway with exactly how you do this.
  
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Posted on: 8/14/22 5:46 PM ET
I usually hand stitch invisibly all the way around.
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Posted on: 8/15/22 1:37 AM ET
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I also stitch-in-the-ditch. Side seams for waistbands and shoulder seams for tops. If there is a center back seam I'll do it there too, wherever there is a seam really. An edge stitch foot is perfect for this. Guide the foot's blade down the seam line and it's invisible and secure.
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