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

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![I used plenty of topstitching in a contrasting red thread on these jeans for my godson Akki](topstitching.jpg)

![Topstitching needles from Schmetz](topstitch-needles.jpg)

Topstitching is when you sew with the good side of the fabric up and your stitches are visible on the finished garments.

While a decorative feature, topstitching can also play a role in garment construction.

> You can buy specific sewing needles that are optimised for topstitching
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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			`![I used plenty of topstitching in a contrasting red thread on these jeans for my godson Akki](topstitching.jpg)`

			`![Topstitching needles from Schmetz](topstitch-needles.jpg)`

			`Topstitching is when you sew with the good side of the fabric up and your stitches are visible on the finished garments.`

			`While a decorative feature, topstitching can also play a role in garment construction.`

			`> You can buy specific sewing needles that are optimised for topstitching`