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
• Scissors

1. Clip or notch a curved seam allowance before you press it open. This will allow the seam to lie more smoothly.

2. 

   Cut tiny slits into a seam allowance that curves outward. Make sure not to cut into the seam thread.

3. 

   Cut tiny wedges out of a seam allowance that curves inward. Make sure not to cut into the seam thread.

4. 

   Iron the seams open to lie flat.

5. See "How to Keep Raw Edges from Fraying."

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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