Tailor's tack

How it is used

Useful when chalk may be unsuitable; remove the marking threads after the construction points are secured.

Example sentences

1. A tailor’s tack marks the dart point on both layers of the wool.

   A thread marker transfers a position through stacked fabric layers.

2. Remove each tailor’s tack after the matching seams have been sewn.

   The marker guides construction but is not part of the permanent seam.

Common collocations

• make a tailor’s tack
• remove tailor’s tacks

Related terms

• seamThe line where two or more pieces of fabric are joined together, usually by sewing, such as the side seam or shoulder seam of a garment.
• stitchA single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, or a particular type of stitching such as lockstitch, chainstitch or coverstitch.

More terms: Sewing & Construction

• seam allowance
• overlock
• pleat
• gather
• topstitching
• French seam
• flat-felled seam
• Hong Kong finish
• understitching
• staystitching
• pad stitching
• bar tack