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Made By Meg: French Seams Tutorial - French seams for 5/8 seam allowance Sewing Seams, Sewing Bee, Embroidery Stitches Tutorial, Techniques Couture, Sewing Stitches, Sewing Lessons, French Seam, Sewing Box, Sewing Skills

Instructions: Step 1: Sew the first seam with wrong sides together. For a 5/8" seam allowance, sew the first line of stitches 2/8" (1/4") from raw edge. Step 2: Flip the fabric so that rights sides are together. Press. Step 3: With right sides still together, sew second line of stitches 3/8" from pressed edge, enclosing raw edges from first seam. This will use up the full 5/8" seam allowance (2/8" + 3/8" = 5/8"). Step 4: Press the seam open and you're done! For a faux flat-felled seam look…

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Alexandria on Instagram: "the trick to perfect waistband topstitching is to attach the inside of the waistband first. And then you can fold the waistband to the right side, tucking in the seam allowance, and topstitch from the right side.     This is the reverse way of every set of instructions I’ve ever seen but I can assure you it works! LOL. And you don’t have to worry about “catching” the inside this way.       #MeMadeEveryday #SewistsofInstagram #MeMade #helenejeans" Sawing Technique, Sew Techniques, Seam Finishes, Sewing Measurements, Sewing Shorts, Sewing Tricks, Sewing Pants, Seam Allowance, Fashion Sewing Tutorials

Alexandria on Instagram: "the trick to perfect waistband topstitching is to attach the inside of the waistband first. And then you can fold the waistband to the right side, tucking in the seam allowance, and topstitch from the right side. This is the reverse way of every set of instructions I’ve ever seen but I can assure you it works! LOL. And you don’t have to worry about “catching” the inside this way. #MeMadeEveryday #SewistsofInstagram #MeMade #helenejeans"

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🧷 Trendy PDF sewing patterns on Instagram: "Do you know how to finish the end of an invisible zipper?  1. Attach the zipper to your garment and make sure there is some excess length at the end of the zipper. 2. Cut off the excess down to 6–7 cm (about 2 3/4”). 3. Cut along the zipper teeth, stopping 2 cm (3/4”) short of the marked zipper end. Cut off the zipper teeth leaving the tape intact. 4. Seal the tape edges with a lighter. 5. Fold the tape edges over the zipper end, placing one on top of the other. Press for convenience. Fold the remaining edges under the seam allowances and cut off the excess. 6. Secure by machine-stitching along the edges of the seam allowances.  The result will look nice and neat 👌  Is sewing an invisible zipper a piece of cake for you or is it an intimidating Quilting Quotes, Trendy Sewing Projects, Machine Stitching, Sew Zipper, Sewing Tutorials Clothes, A Piece Of Cake, Indie Sewing Patterns, Diy Sewing Pattern, Sewing Class

🧷 Trendy PDF sewing patterns on Instagram: "Do you know how to finish the end of an invisible zipper? 1. Attach the zipper to your garment and make sure there is some excess length at the end of the zipper. 2. Cut off the excess down to 6–7 cm (about 2 3/4”). 3. Cut along the zipper teeth, stopping 2 cm (3/4”) short of the marked zipper end. Cut off the zipper teeth leaving the tape intact. 4. Seal the tape edges with a lighter. 5. Fold the tape edges over the zipper end, placing one on…

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An important rule to know if you are creating seam allowance that’s on an angle: always fold your hem line first, then use a tracing wheel or scissors to cut on the seam allowance to create the...

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