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