How (and why) to use Tailor's Tacks | Vintage on Tap

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This video shows you how and why I use tailor's tacks in my sewing and why you should, too!
Tailor's tacks are a simple, non-damaging way to mark your fabric for sewing! With some simple needle and thread, you can leave neat little markers for identifying:
-Darts
-Notches
-Join points
...and any other points of interest in your pattern piece.
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@lillypink6397 6 дней назад

I was taught that exact same way. Everywhere else I’ve checked make the tacks so differently. Thank you for your video. I learned at school in the 70s by a professional seamstress from the 40s. She was a much older teacher but excellent at sewing lessons.

@colettebramwell-colyer 5 лет назад

I have always used tailor tacks. Odd as it may sound I didn’t know any other way to mark patterns besides tailors tacks up until a year ago lol. My mom and Grandma only used tailors tacks so that’s what I learned to do.

@VintageonTap 5 лет назад

That's fabulous to hear! Whenever I see tutorials recommend a washable marker I already know I'm doing tailor's tacks haha They just work easier for me over time!

@whossoul 7 лет назад

I'm glad I saw this! I've never done tailors tacks before, mostly because I hate having to hand sew and always thought of them as hand sewing! I think I will try it though, with a lot of the dress patterns I use (and vintage patterns especially) there is a LOT of marking to do, a lot of which is hard to do with chalk.

@VintageonTap 7 лет назад

Chalk is great! I wrote about it more in depth in the blog post (vintageontap.com/tailors-tacks-tutorial/) but me being the clumsy person that I am, I end up accidentally rubbing off the chalk accidentally! Having a brightly different thread makes SUCH a difference in markings, though, so that will definitely help on some of the more tricky fabrics!

@janfranklin2114 2 года назад

I use a tracing wheel and colored transfer paper, that’s the way I was taught. Now that I am trying to develop more couture sewing techniques I am trying to incorporate these traditional methods.

@quiltygal6981 7 лет назад

I still use tailor tacks especially for darts I was taught to do a few along both dart lines so I tend to do a big loopy running stitch and then just cut them. It makes it so easy to fold the dart together, as we2r1inhim said below I cut through the layers before cutting the top loops. Enjoy these tips videos greatly.

@VintageonTap 7 лет назад

So glad you liked the video! And you're absolutely right about the dart legs- I end up doing the same when I'm doing an underlining and it works like a charm!

@4ngelfeet 7 лет назад

I agree with you, this is how I do my taylor tacks.

@VintageonTap 7 лет назад

The comments below mention doing the snipping in a different order, but hey, whatever works 🤓

@artsyfartsystitchwitch4568 7 лет назад

I was taught, many years ago, in high school, by a teacher who graduated from Purdue University, which always had a fantastic Clothing &Textiles Dept., that you leave the top loop uncut, so you end up with a loop of thread on both layers of fabric. That's the way I've been doing them for 40 years & have never had one come out.

@VintageonTap 7 лет назад

we2r1inhim mentioned the same thing- I'll have to give that more of a shot then! As I wrote in the other comment, I usually remove the pattern paper almost immediately, so leaving the top loop would end up ripping through the paper haha But I'll give it a shot as well :)

@sava1606 3 года назад

Wouldn't it be better to pull the two pieces apart first before snipping between them? So that there's thread lying on the fabric like a tack on both outer sides and tufts hanging on both inner sides... Just a thought.

@TaDarling1 4 года назад

Hi, I'm a beginner sewer. If you are using tailor tacks to mark out a dart, are you sewing thru those tailor tacks when you make your dart?

@VintageonTap 4 года назад

You can absolutely sew through them, and pull the tailor tacks out when you're done with your regular stitches!

@StayStitching 7 лет назад

If you wait to clip the loop until after you've pulled the fabrics apart, you'll wind up with a much larger and less likely to pull out tack on the bottom piece.

@VintageonTap 7 лет назад

Oh totally! I normally use the tailor's tacks with pattern paper over it and don't generally want to rip a hole through the paper since I usually take it off right away and THEN pull the fabric apart, if that makes sense haha!

@m.h.vriesinga9756 3 года назад

That is exactly how I learned it at school (a very long time ago ;-). And we used a special kind of 'fluffy' thread that is made to do tacking. That way, if you sew over it, you can easily pull it out. We had to do all the seamlines too... Then we used a simple up and down stitch with a loop at every stitch. After carefully pulling the two layers apart you can see a kind of ladder. Then the ladder was cut in the middle of the two layers. No lost stitches ever. I was so proud when I made my first top fitted skirt. I have worn it for a long time until it was not so fashionable anymore.

@9159bsbs 7 лет назад

I've never used them because I am fairly new to making clothes but will def consider this technique when I graduate to finer material. (Water soluble pens work ok on crafts and prepping muslin but on clothing fabric, I agree: hell no. 😊😂

@VintageonTap 7 лет назад

That's exactly what I think!! I've even been known to use sharpies on my muslins- but ya, on the nice stuff? Forget about it! A little thread marking is more than enough!

@fionasoftley78 6 лет назад

Thanks; very helpful! Do you also mark on your stitching lines with thread tracings?

@VintageonTap 6 лет назад

It really depends on the marking and how tricky the fabric is 🤔 If the fabric is flimsy and I think it'll be hard to work with, then totally. If it's pretty stable and easy to manipulate, then I generally don't.

@louiselill1528 6 лет назад

You have converted me to do Taylor tacks my mum showed me once but I forgot how to do it thank you

@siamese35 5 лет назад

I love your videos but I find the music distracting.

@jmarylastone 7 лет назад

I use chalk - not some of this "new" chalk that can be waxy but old fashion powdery chalk - plus it comes in different colors and I can write on the inside of my fabric with letters like B for back F for front L R (left right) I N (inside outside)

@VintageonTap 7 лет назад

The new waxy chalk can definitely be a pain- I agree that the older chalk is awesome. I actually talk about it more in depth on the blog post about this video (vintageontap.com/tailors-tacks-tutorial/)-- as I mentioned to another commenter below, I end up being super clumsy about the whole thing and have been known to accidentally rub off the chalk without meaning to!!