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04-18-2007, 05:05 AM
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Sewing: Seams
What kinda Seams do y'all use?
I tried the Overlock and the double overlock and they make my material gather. French seams are too much work. I hate that I have to iron seams. Anyways I'm thinking about just sticking to straight seams. P.S. How do i get my sewing to be straighter?
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04-18-2007, 05:07 AM
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04-18-2007, 05:35 AM
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French seams are neater, but take too much time and requires too much extra measuring. Instead, if the fabric frays a lot, I usually just use a zig zag along the edges of my seams, before beginning to sew. Otherwise, I just cut and sew straight seams. To keep my seam straight I went very slowly until I got the hang of sewing. I also use the seam guides by the presser foot. Keep your eye on a straight line, and make sure the edge of the fabric stays along that line.
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04-18-2007, 07:45 AM
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i do it the hard way, fold my edges and do a straight seam.
it's always advisable to test out your stitches with scrap fabric. that's a contrasting color to your thread so you can see better. Don't be afraid to play around with the settings, that's the best way to get a hang of your settings. And while you're practising, you'll learn how to make a straight line 
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pls delete...duplicate post
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04-19-2007, 10:55 PM
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OK...the Fashion Forum......
About seams......hmmmmmm....as per the question again..... practice sewing a straight line by hand with needle and thread....that way you can get better with your eye-hand coordination of use a short cut...use ruler to draw a line with an invisible fading pen and sew along the line till U get comfortabel doing ti yourself...with no aid.
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04-24-2007, 08:25 PM
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I just do straight seams easy for me
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