Whipstitch Tacking is a method of creating a faced edge, like a doubled neckband, by sewing each of the live stitches to the inside of the fabric rather than binding them off, which keeps the edge stretchy and flexible.
Written Steps
Work edging to twice the desired finished length, as instructed in your pattern. Break yarn, leaving a tail at least 3 times the length of the edge to be tacked. Fold live stitches to wrong side of piece so that the needle lines up with the pick-up row (or the base row of the edge to which you’d like to attach the stitches), creating a faced edging.
Whip stitch the live stitches to the inside of piece as follows: Thread tail on a tapestry needle, *insert tapestry needle into next stitch purlwise and slip it from the needle, then insert tapestry needle into base row taking a small stitch; repeat from * across, matching stitches as much as possible, until no live stitches remain. Do not pull yarn too tightly when stitching; this edge should be elastic.
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