Very interesting: how to sew fabric together with no seams showing.
02-20-2013, 10:04 AM
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My grandmother finished all of her suits, coats and skirts with the flat felled seam. All the patterns she used were trimmed down so when she made new clothes there was no fabric waste. She taught me how to do this on sofa pillows, pillow cases, curtains, and always used it on things that she wanted a nice finish on.
02-20-2013, 01:27 PM
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That was my first thought, also. I learned this is 4-H, too Shelbie.
02-20-2013, 04:20 PM
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Yup. Simple Flat-Felled seam. Also called a French Seam. Used a lot on sheer blouses so you won't see any ugly raw edges through it or have fraying to deal with.
Look at the seams running down the insides of your jeans legs... same seam. In that instance, it's for durability.
Look at the seams running down the insides of your jeans legs... same seam. In that instance, it's for durability.
02-20-2013, 06:17 PM
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It would be a brilliant solution for making flimseys that are 'finished' and we could use them for summer spreads, tablecloths etc.. Labor intensive for complicated piecework, but lovely for the simple Modern style.
There is no law that says patchwork needs to be three layers, only quilts
There is no law that says patchwork needs to be three layers, only quilts
02-21-2013, 07:25 AM
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Yep learned how to do a flat felled seam in Home Ec and 4-H over 60 years ago. They have just given it a fancy name, but it is the same thing. We had to measure every inch of that darned seam in Home Ec to be sure it was all even etc., and then sew it down. Didn't have the hemstitching item then, we learned to do it the hard way. Doubt if the younger ones have even heard of it the way they teach Home Ec or whatever they call it now.
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