How to sew a french seam step-by-step | Sewing Tutorial with Angela Wolf

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One of my favorite seam finishes is the French seam, simply because there are no raw edges inside the garment. It's great on slinky fabrics like this silk charmeuse
Hi I’m Angela Wolf, let me show you how easy it is to sew a French seam.
If you use a plain seam you'll need to finish these raw edges of the seam allowance to avoid fraying.
But a French seam's seam allowance is already finished as part of the process!
Check your sewing pattern to determine what the seam allowances are. I find it easiest to change my seam allowances to 1 inch. / Say my pattern has seam allowances that are 5/8 of an inch - I'll add 3/8 of an inch to each seam allowance before cutting out my pattern.
Unlike a plain seam, you'll start with the wrong sides of the fabric facing each other and stitch with a half-inch seam allowance
Trim the seam allowance to about a quarter of an inch
Press the seam allowance to one side - it’s a good idea to press from both sides of the seam just to make sure the fabric lays nice and flat
Now fold the fabric along that stitch line, enclosing the seam allowance, and press again. Use a tailor’s clapper if you have one for a nice crisp crease.
Next, stitch right along this pressed edge with a half-inch seam allowance, to encase the raw edges.
Press the seam allowance towards one side. Remember if you’re using this seam in a garment you'd press towards the back of the garment...
See how nice this looks, and it’s super easy!

[supermandimo]

Thanks for not making this a 40 minute video. Like like like!

[magical_michelle_]

This video was amazing. I love that it was like "Hi this is how you do it. Bye"

[TinekeWilliams]

Learned to sew this when I was 5, Mum had no sewing machine so being just after the second world war she taught me how to sew by hand and the French seam was very handy

[susanrimmington]

This was the first seam I sewed at school, we mad pajamas, they were very neat, this lady makes it easy to follow for beginners, brilliant

[Lic.en.derecho]

so well explained, why can't all videos be so precise and concise?...Much appreciated. Thank you from my ♥️

[lorieneighbors]

Great instructions! I’ve been sewing for over 50 years, and I just today learned how to do a French seam! Thank you!

[mazmaz]

Omg thank you, me and my mom are making cuddle wraps for the animals burned in Australia and I needed to learn how to make a French Seam because the animals fingers get caught on normal seams.

[epiendless]

Thanks. Have done this before but needed a quick reminder, so the video length was good.

[cjcaddy]

as others have said thanks for keeping it short and to the point-clearly explained too

[niccidee]

Hard to believe you don't have 1/2 a million or so Subscribers. You're concise, to the point, lovely to look at, and smart as a whip.
Thank you for this easy to follow instructional.

[jdmarr]

I just needed a "reminder" for the French seams while planning to make a pillowcase.
This is a quick concise video.
Thanks!

[TKCTSTN]

Thanks for short & sweet instructions with a fabric whose right sides have noticably different coloring from the back.

[aqsaidris]

Watched many videos of french seam and finally this video helped. Good graphics and short❤❤

[hmf]

I had the pleasure of LEARNING tons of 'how-to' watching your sewing tutorials. Hands down you are my favorite online teacher, thank you so much for allowing us NEWBIES to enjoy sewing

[TwinsieTee]

This was the easiest tutorial to follow. Thanks!

[fruitytarian]

Thanks for the quick and clear explanation ☺️

[junenana]

Thank you so much easy to understand and see, which is what I need.

[angieallen]

Thanks so much. I have sewn French seams before but needed a refresher for a grand daughter's play costume. This was perfect!

[JK-vtyx]

Thank you for such a short and informative video. I tried it for the first time today, and it worked beautifully! I plan to teach it to some teens in the near future.

[ahrozowood]

This fantastic video is concise and to the point. Most enjoyable and informative. Thank you. 😊