Tag: seams

• Gathering

  Drawing a length of fabric up along one or two rows of stitching to fit a shorter edge, creating soft, even fullness.

• French Seam

  A self-enclosed seam that hides raw edges, ideal for sheer or lightweight fabrics.

• Bias Binding

  A narrow strip of fabric cut on the bias and folded around a raw edge to finish, bind, or trim it, curving smoothly around corners and curves.

• Flat-Felled Seam

  A durable, fully enclosed seam sewn on the outside of the garment, with two visible rows of topstitching.

• Pleating

  Folding fabric back on itself in a controlled, repeated pattern to reduce a wider edge to a narrower one while keeping crisp, defined folds.

• Zipper Insertion

  Setting a zipper into a seam so it opens and closes smoothly with the teeth or coil hidden or deliberately exposed, depending on the method.