How to Do a Flat Fell Seam

Make your homemade pants look professional with flat-feel seams.

Achieving a professional-looking garment from the comfort of your own home means using the correct type of seam. When constructing your own pair of jeans or khaki pants a flat-feel seam provides a professional finish. The sturdy flat-feel seam appears to have no seam allowance, as it is cleverly concealed. The concealment of the seam allowance also prevents visible fraying over time and use.

Things You'll Need

• Sewing machine
• Iron
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Place your two pieces of fabric together with the wrong sides facing each other. Sew the pieces together with a 5/8-inch seam allowance.

2. Iron the seam allowance to one side. Trim the bottom seam allowance to 1/8 inch.

3. Fold the top seam allowance length-wise 1/4 inch toward the bottom one. Iron the fold.

4. Sew the folded edge down as close to the edge as possible to finish the seam.

References

• "The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing"; Singer; 2009
• Sew, Mama, Sew!; Seam Finishes Simplified; May 2008