How to Finish Seams
Though no one will see them, finished seams will give your garment a professional look.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Sewing Patterns
- All-purpose Threads
- Dressmaker Pins
- Ironing Boards
- Irons
- Sewing Baskets
- Sewing Machine
- Sewing Machine Needles
- Sewing Notions
- Scissors
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Clip or notch a curved seam allowance before you press it open. This will allow the seam to lie more smoothly.
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Cut tiny slits into a seam allowance that curves outward. Make sure not to cut into the seam thread.
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Cut tiny wedges out of a seam allowance that curves inward. Make sure not to cut into the seam thread.
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Iron the seams open to lie flat.
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See "How to Keep Raw Edges from Fraying."
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Tips & Warnings
Occasionaly, a pattern will instruct you to iron a specific seam to one side rather than iron it open.
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Nov 22, 2005
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Nov 22, 2005
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