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How to make French seams - Rae Gun Ramblings

How to Sew a French Seam

Step by step picture instructions on how to sew a French seam. Perfect for when you don't have access to a serger or when you're working with sheer fabric.

Instructions

  • Start with your fabric wrongs sides together and sew a basic seam if you don’t have a seam allowance your following 3/8 or 5/8 of an inch works fine.
  • Trim your seam down to 1/4 of an inch.
  • Open up your fabric and fold it over the raw edges that you just trimmed. It’s best to iron at this step but if you are in a rush just “finger press” or smooth it out with your finger. See how the raw edges are sandwiched? Finally sew down encasing the raw edges in this seam (use the same seam allowance you used in step 1).
  • That’s your basic French seam. You’ll want to make sure to iron it down before continuing on the next step of your project.
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