This little gem of a foot will perform a professional narrow stitched double fold suitable for hemming lightweight fabrics or hems on frills and gathers,. Stitch a rolled hem with the wrong side up of your seam. Use the instructions that came with the foot or check out this helpful tutorial. Get new posts sent to your inbox. Double-stitched plain seams can be decorative especially if it is sewn in a contrasting color.
Stitch your seam as per the initial instructions. Press the seam open and stitch down either side of the seam line on the right side of the fabric. Use your machine foot as a guide to follow the seam line and make two straight lines. This flattens the seam and gives it added strength.
Set your seam up as you would for straight plain seams. Mark, pin and baste the seam. Sew very accurately to get the curve exactly right. At this point, you can trim the seam and press it either open or to one side to see if it is not puckering.
If the seam is lying flat, finish it according to your chosen method. If your seam is not lying flat then it might be necessary to clip into the curve slightly to allow more give in the fabric.
When you are happy with the way the seam is lying you can decide if you need to finish the seam or not. The method of finishing a curved seam will depend on the fabric and the position of the curve. If your garment is lined it is not necessary to finish the curved seam. Just be sure it is trimmed and lying flat against the garment. If you have a serger then serging the curved seam is a great option. Curved plain seams used for sewing facings and sleeves will need to be clipped. How you finish your seam allowance after sewing and pressing a plain seam can make a huge difference to the look and durability of your seam.
You should always press your seams neatly if nothing else! Browse our library of FREE sewing tutorials. A French Seam neatly tidies away raw edges and creates a beautiful finish to the inside of your sewing projects.
If you don't have an overlocker they're quite pricey! French seams are great for light fabrics - don't try to use a French seam on anything too heavy as the layers of fabric will be too thick and your seams will bulge and be difficult to stitch. How to sew a French seam: Sew together the wrong sides of the fabric first. You then trim the seam allowance and press the seam flat.
Next, place the right sides together with the plain seam you have stitched inside on the fold. You then sew the fabric together with the desired seam allowance, leaving the raw edges neatly enclosed within the seam. Finally, just press the seam to one side. French seams are not tricky and they look very professional. Place the fabrics right sides together. Stitch a plain seam along the stitching line. Press the seam open and then close. Edge Stitch along the this folded edge, so that the raw edge is enclosed inside.
This is another copy of the french seam — similar looking but done differently. This seam also can be used in place of french seam and is very useful for sewing thin delicate fabrics and for loosely woven fabrics that frays a lot.
To sew this seam make a plain seam as usual. After this trim one of the seam allowances to half. Turn the other seam allowance over the trimmed seam allowance and stitch in place. Use a small zig zag stitch for this. Your new stitching line will be just outside of the seam line. You need a Serger or Overlock machine for this seam. In this seam instead of a plain straight stitch the serger stitch is used on the seams and the seam allowance is trimmed by the machine. This seam gives stretch and flexibility to the seam.
This seam can be used under the following conditions 1. If it is not important that seams are kept flat or open. For loose garments 3. On lightweight fabrics 4.
When sewing with knits. Place right sides of the fabrics together matching the stitching lines. Keep the fabric under the needle The serger will automatically trim the seam allowance and enclose the fabric edges in a thread.
A 3 thread serged seam will give stretch to the seam and a 4 thread serged seam will give strength to the seam. A 3 thread serged seam is usually used for knit fabrics for its stretching property. This seam which is similar to the lapped seam, is used for its functional as well as decorative properties.
This is used as a backing piece kept between the two fabric lapped along the stitching line. A very suitable seam for heavy materials, in this both the raw edges are enclosed by both the seam allowances along the seam line. Turn under the seam allowances of both the fabric pieces to the wrong side.
Place the wrong side of the first piece of fabric on the right side of the second piece along the edges, keeping the seam allowances. Stitch along the folded edge. The fabric edges are folded and joined together by a zig zag stitch or chain stitch.
This is used when joining seams where you do not want any bulk. For example when sewing lingerie. You can make this kind of seam with the help of a sewing machine. This is a seam where we use an embroidery stitch to join the seams. It looks absolutely beautifully though not as strong as the other seams. The stitches can be set horizontally or slanting. Antwerp edging stitches, Fishbone stitch , blanket stitch or herringbone stitch can be used in this manner joining the seams. These stitches are called insertion stitches.
How to do this seam. For more details checkout the post — Insertion stitches. Ladder stitch is one of the invisible stitches that can give you a beautifully hand sewn seam. You can fold the edges and sew along the folded edge as in the picture given below. When you tighten the stitches you get a neat seam. Learn more about this stitch in this post on slip stitch or ladder stitch or in the post on invisible stitches. In this seam an extra strip of fabric is attached on top of the seam line.
The tape may also be added to prevent distortion. Related post. Princess seam. Different types of Hem Hand sewing a hem. Different types of sewing machine made hem. All about Seam Allowance.
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