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Made By Meg: French Seams Tutorial - French seams for 5/8 seam allowance Sewing Seams, Sewing Bee, Embroidery Stitches Tutorial, Techniques Couture, Sewing Stitches, Sewing Lessons, French Seam, Sewing Box, Sewing Projects For Beginners

Instructions: Step 1: Sew the first seam with wrong sides together. For a 5/8" seam allowance, sew the first line of stitches 2/8" (1/4") from raw edge. Step 2: Flip the fabric so that rights sides are together. Press. Step 3: With right sides still together, sew second line of stitches 3/8" from pressed edge, enclosing raw edges from first seam. This will use up the full 5/8" seam allowance (2/8" + 3/8" = 5/8"). Step 4: Press the seam open and you're done! For a faux flat-felled seam look…

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@inthefolds on Instagram: "How we mark notches on our pattens is a great example of how industrial techniques aren't necessarily more complicated. Used to indicate seam allowance, dart arms, and the location of design details, such as pleats, tucks, gathers, hems and pockets, in most traditional home sewing patterns you’ll see notches marked by a triangle. We use the industrial way of notching patterns, which is where you snip into the edge of the fabric. Not only are single snips much easier Seam Allowance, Home Sewing, Traditional Home, Sewing Techniques, Dart, The Edge, Design Details, Sewing Patterns, Sewing

@inthefolds on Instagram: "How we mark notches on our pattens is a great example of how industrial techniques aren't necessarily more complicated. Used to indicate seam allowance, dart arms, and the location of design details, such as pleats, tucks, gathers, hems and pockets, in most traditional home sewing patterns you’ll see notches marked by a triangle. We use the industrial way of notching patterns, which is where you snip into the edge of the fabric. Not only are single snips much…

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Alexandria on Instagram: "the trick to perfect waistband topstitching is to attach the inside of the waistband first. And then you can fold the waistband to the right side, tucking in the seam allowance, and topstitch from the right side.     This is the reverse way of every set of instructions I’ve ever seen but I can assure you it works! LOL. And you don’t have to worry about “catching” the inside this way.       #MeMadeEveryday #SewistsofInstagram #MeMade #helenejeans" Sawing Technique, Sewing Waistband, Waistband Tutorial, Seam Finishes, Sewing Measurements, Sewing Shorts, Sewing Tricks, Sewing Pants, Seam Allowance

Alexandria on Instagram: "the trick to perfect waistband topstitching is to attach the inside of the waistband first. And then you can fold the waistband to the right side, tucking in the seam allowance, and topstitch from the right side. This is the reverse way of every set of instructions I’ve ever seen but I can assure you it works! LOL. And you don’t have to worry about “catching” the inside this way. #MeMadeEveryday #SewistsofInstagram #MeMade #helenejeans"

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An important rule to know if you are creating seam allowance that’s on an angle: always fold your hem line first, then use a tracing wheel or scissors to cut on the seam allowance to create the...

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