-For holding two or more fabrics together before permanent stutches are made. Eg. tacking
-To make hand gathering. Eg running stitches.
-For transferring pattern markings from paper pattern to fabric.eg. tailor tacks, thread marking
marto answered the question on April 17, 2019 at 07:24
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