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| French seams are used on what type of fabric? | Sheer Fabrics |
| Lingerie | French Seams |
| French Seam | Looks like a plain seamon the outside of the garment and a narrow tuck on the wrong side. |
| Flat-felled | Most durable seam used on fabric that ravels easily, jeans and sportswear. |
| Raw edge of seam allowance enclosed in the seam with a second row of stitching | Flat felled seam |
| Less bulky | An advantage of a welt seam over a flat-felled seam is |
| Lapped seam | often used with canvas or natural or synthetic leather and suede |
| Serged seam/seam finish | Requires an overlocked machine |
| Bound | seam finish provides an attractive finish for unlined jackets |
| Seam finish uses bias tape over the raw edge of the seam allowances to prevent raveling | Bound |
| Turned and stitched | Seam finish is created by turning under ΒΌ inch along the raw edge and stitching close to the fold |
| Skim the edge of the fabric so nothing is trimmed | When using the serger for a seam finish, the knife should |
| Serged | Seam finish is appropriate for a jersey knit sweatshirt |
| Welt | This seam is a variation of the flat felled seam, but is less bulky and are used on heavy fabrics |
| Fabric & reason for finish | What determines the choice of a seam finish |
| Hong Kong | This seam finish uses double-fold bias tape |
