Basting thread has two main uses in tailoring. First is the temporary joining of seams and sewing cloth before the permanent machine or handstitch is sewn. Second is mark-stitching. Sewing between two layers of cloth in order to transfer pattern details from the chalk lines to both sides of a garment that will most reliably and accurately make sure both sides of a garment are mirror images. The mark stitch is so prevalent because of the inlay in tailored cloths that allows for immediate and future alterations if a piece of clothing needs to be made bigger or smaller.
1000 m cotton basting thread reel
- Best for basting
- Helpful for mark stitching
- size 5 needles recommended
Out of stock
Fugix – 420 m cotton basting thread skein Natural colour
- Good for basting and mark stitching
- size 5 needles recommended
- 120 cm (47.1/4″) lengths
12 in stock
Fancy Butterfly – 450 m cotton basting thread skein Natural colour
- Best for mark stitching
- size 3 needles recommended
- 95 cm (37.1/2″) lengths
5 in stock