Seam Finishes II

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Seam Finishes II

• Gwishiri
• Apparel I

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Seam Finishes

• There are five seam finishes we will talk about
  today
• Topstitched Seam (page 548)
• Double-Stitched Seam (page 548)
• Flat felled Seam (page 547)
• Bound Seam (page 575)
• Overcast Seam

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Topstitched Seam

• Topstitching holds bulky seam allowances flat and
  emphasizes the seam of a garment
• Stitch a 5/8 standard seam
• Press seams open
• Topstitch along each side of the seam, through
  both layers of fabric and equal distance

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Double-Stitched Seam

• This seam works well on curved seams, such as
  armhole or crotch seams
• Stitch a 5/8 inch seam-right sides together
• Stitch again about 1/8 inch from the seam line in
  the seam allowance
• A narrow zigzag stitch may be used for this
  second row (ONLY IF YOU DONT GO OVER THE FIRST
  SEAM!!!)
• Trim the seam allowances close to the stitching

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Flat Felled Seams

• Find this sturdy and durable seam on shirts,
  jeans, sportswear, pajamas, and other garments
• Two rows of stitching show on the outside of the
  garment
• Pin wrong sides together
• Stitch 5/8 inch standard seam- press open
• Press both seams to one side
• Trim the underseam allowance to 1/8 inch
• Fold in the edge of the upper seam allowance to ¼
  inch
• Stitch close to the folded edge through all
  thicknesses.

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Bound Seam Finish

• Strips of bias tape or seam binding are folded
  and sewn overthe raw edge of the seam allowance.
• Use this to finish seams, especially ones that
  are going to be showing
• Found usually on dress clothes
• Sew 5/8 inch seam
• Slip the binding over the raw edge with the wider
  edge on the wrong side of the garment.
• Machine stitch close to the edge of the binding

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Overcast Seam Finish

• This is a special machine stitch that looks like
  a combination of straight and zigzag stitches
• Its sewn close to or over the raw edge of the
  seam allowance
• Sew 5/8 inch seam
• Sew close to the edge of the seam allowance (look
  in manual for overcast stitch)

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