How To Sew A French Seam
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
by Jennifer Thoden
Thoden Publications LLC
Learn how to sew the perfect seam for sheer window treatments and for any home decor sewing project that exposes a seam. The french seam!
Many sewing projects that you encounter will have you sewing 2 panels of fabric together... creating a seam. Unless you have a serger, the edges of your seam are going to be ragged... and possibly unraveling.But what if you plan on sewing a sheer drapery panel? Those seams would look unsightly. What do you do?
You sew a french seam instead. A french seam is a seam that encloses the raw edges into itself. It's very simple and will make your projects nice and neat.
| Step 1. Lay your fabric panels wrong sides together.
Step 2. Sew a 3/8" seam along the side edge |
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| Step 3. Open up the sewn panel and press the seams open. Press well
Step 4. Fold the panel on the seam line right sides together. Step 5. Press the folded edge Step 6. Sew in 5/8" from the folded edge enclosing the raw edges of the 3/8" seam |
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| Step 7. Press the seam to one side |
Use a french seam whenever you are going to have the backside of the seam exposed.
Happy Sewing!
Jennifer Thoden
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)The information very helpful...VERY EASY to do as well. Thx Lu
VIDEO would have enhanced the written instructions. Thanks, however!
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