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Basting

Scope note

Temporarily joining two or more pieces of material together by sewing with long loose stitches in order to hold them in place until final sewing. For a slight or temporary fastening done by other means, use "tacking."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053659

Broader Terms used

sewing

Equivalent Terms used

basted

Created

13yrs ago

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