Couture Sewing--

Dear ApplehillCreations,

The draw stitch is used to sew two folded edges together by hand from the right side and make it look like it is sewn by machine. The stitches are sewn short like machine stitches and the thread is kept taut to keep the folded edges firmly together. This is basically similar to the Ladder Stitches shown here except for the shorter stitches and that in ladder stitches we have only one folded edge sewn to a flat fabric. Once you sew the two folded edges together using draw stitch, the stitches will look like Running Stitch on the wrong side. 

Bridle, refers to the roll line, such as a roll line on a lapel for a jacket. This is where you would place strips of cotton fabric and hand stitch it from the wrong side to define where the fabric will be rolled for the lapel. Doing this will give a much nicer finished look.

You can also use this technique where the facing is joined to a jacket. to give the seams a crisp finish. If you look inside men's jackets, you will usually find that there are strips of cotton tape about 5 mm wide that are used along the seam lines, this also keeps the facing in its place.

Hope this helps, 

Happy sewing,

Nehzat