Before finishing the neckline, she reinforced the seam with several staystitches to prevent stretching.

The seamstress staystitches the curved armhole to prevent the fabric from stretching.

Before attaching the lining, she was staystitching the neckline to prevent distortion.

Before trimming the neckline, I always run a staystitch along the curved edge to prevent stretching.

Before assembling the neckline, remember to staystitch the curve to prevent stretching.

Before attaching the zipper, I staystitched the seam allowance to prevent stretching.