Introduction: French Seam and Flat French Seam Vs Flat Felled Seam
Tutorial : French seam, flat french seam and flat felled seam.
Step 1:
Pin wrong sides together and place in sewing machine at 1.5 cm seam allowance and sew the entire seam.
Step 2:
Trim the seam allowance down to 0.5 cm
Step 3:
Press the seam allowance flat to one side, on the right side.
Step 4:
Pin the layres right sides together, along the pressed edge.
Step 5:
Into the sewing machine again sew the entire seam, with 1 cm seam allowance.
Step 6:
Press on the wrong side of the French seam to one side. Press also on the side and you've done.
Step 7:
I would like a flat seam, so I proceed further, adding one more seam.
Step 8:
Now I go on with the flat felled seam. Two layers of fabric, wrong sides together.
Step 9:
Pin the layers together.
Step 10:
Sew the entire seam at 1,5 cm seam allowance.
Step 11:
Press seam open.
Step 12:
Trim one side of the seam allowance to 0.3 cm.
Step 13:
Fold and press flat the wider seam allowance over the narrower one.
Step 14:
Edgestich.
Step 15:
Here it is.
Step 16:
Dark blue: flat fetted seam and light blue:flat French seam. What do you think? Which one is best?
Step 17:
The other side. Dark blue: flat fetted seam and light blue:flat French seam. What do you think? Which one is best?