freesewing/markdown/org/docs/sewing/pinning/en.md

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title: Pinning
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![Sewing pins are part of the basic sewing supplies](sewing-pins.jpg)

![Fabric being pinned into place](fabric-pinning.jpg)

Pinning is used whenever you use sewing pins to hold things in place.

Examples of where pinning is commonly used are:

- Pinning a seam in place before sewing it
- Pinning an ornament, pocket, or other part in place before attaching it
- Pinning darts or other pattern changes while fitting the garment on a model

Pinning is never permanent, but merely a temporary measure to hold things in place.

> Pinning and basting are different techniques for similar situations

> Pictures by [Kristin Roach](https://www.flickr.com/photos/marlana/113434148) and [Ed Platt](https://www.flickr.com/photos/philentropist/313403963)
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feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00
			`![Sewing pins are part of the basic sewing supplies](sewing-pins.jpg)`

			`![Fabric being pinned into place](fabric-pinning.jpg)`

			`Pinning is used whenever you use sewing pins to hold things in place.`

			`Examples of where pinning is commonly used are:`

chore: More linting @nicholasdower is smarter than me. What's missing was the `listItemIndent` setting 2022-02-20 14:44:38 +01:00			`- Pinning a seam in place before sewing it`
			`- Pinning an ornament, pocket, or other part in place before attaching it`
			`- Pinning darts or other pattern changes while fitting the garment on a model`
feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00
			`Pinning is never permanent, but merely a temporary measure to hold things in place.`

			`> Pinning and basting are different techniques for similar situations`

			`> Pictures by [Kristin Roach](https://www.flickr.com/photos/marlana/113434148) and [Ed Platt](https://www.flickr.com/photos/philentropist/313403963)`