Locking or overlocking your stitches ensure that the stitches you made don't unravel on you, be it accidental or not.
A sewing machine quickly makes interlocking stitches.
The basic function that most sewing machines share is sewing fabric together with straight stitches. Some machines have more stitches and patterns available to sew. Some machines have automatic needle threading, and start/stop button functions.
A stitch regulator controls the length and width of the stitches.
Tension on a sewing machine refers to how taught the cotton on a sewing machine is. If it is too tight then the thread might snap and if it's too loose then the stitches will be uneven.
Temporary stitches are to hold the fabric while you sew and the permanent ones are to have the fabric held while you use it.
Temporary stitches, or dissolvable stitches, are put in place by a doctor to fix a cut or surgical incision. Three uses for them are after a vaginal delivery if the woman tore during childbirth, to close up a cut on an internal organ, and in many veterinary surgeries.
Well, darling, permanent stitches are used when you want a stitch to stay put for the long haul. They're great for closing up incisions that need extra support, like in surgery or when repairing a torn muscle. Just remember, they're not for your DIY projects - leave those to the temporary stitches, honey.
In a sewing machine it adjusts the length of the stitches
You have listed sewing and first aid as the categories. What sort of stitches are you talking about?
back stitches, machine . running stitches
a permanent stitch is when you are sure what you want to so you permanent stitch it which should hold there for a very long time
The Sewing Machine....It'll keep you in stitches!
Locking or overlocking your stitches ensure that the stitches you made don't unravel on you, be it accidental or not.
A seamstress.
A sewing machine quickly makes interlocking stitches.
This means how many stitches per inch. For example, in sewing on a machine the usual # of stitches per inch is 8 - 10 for normal sewing, 6 stitches for basting. On crocheting and knitting an actual pattern will tell you how many stitches per inch is used.