How To Sew French Seams - Tutorial



French Seams are a kind of seam finishing utilized in sewing where the raw edges on the within are totally encased in an additional row of sewing. This is a very nice and attractive way of sewing. This is because after French sewing is done on a seam then the finished product looks not just good from the

outside but it also looks good from the inside hence making it attractive. It is a unique way of doing the sewing from both inside and outside. The steps to do so are mention below giving a complete tutorial on how to sew French seams. There are six major steps that are followed in order to achieve a fine and neat product at the end of the sewing.

1. Sew the seam

It is very important to first sew the wrong sides. While sewing the fre4nch seams it is worked opposite, normally we sew the right side however in this it is very much opposite. Line the crease. Your crease stipend ought to be 1/4inch (6mm) not exactly the crease recompense in the pattern. On the off chance that your example has little crease remittances under 1/2 inch (12mm), it might be important to include some extra such as ten to 15 percent.

2. Trim the French seams

It is very important to ensure that they use sharp scissors. This is because the work needs to be very smooth hence the work needs to be very neat and clean which can be achieved using a sharp scissor.

Another important thing to keep in mind when sewing French seams is that when doing on some object that have corners then sew those corners also diagonally this will bring better finish and reduce the bulk too.

3. Press seam open

As mention above to bring a great finish and keep up the smooth pattern, it is important to press the seam too simultaneously working. The pressing is also very important here. It needs to

be placed right on top of the part of seam and then released. It should be done twice or thrice until the smooth seam is achieved. Make sure that when pressing the iron is hot and clean. So that it doesn’t spoil the cloth.

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