Easy How To Sew a TRUE Flat Felled Seam Sewing Tutorial 3 Versions- Step by Step Sewing Tutorial

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In this video, I show you how to quickly and neatly sew a flat fell seam without any special sewing machine attachment ( FELLING FOOT) or having to trim your seam allowance and then try to press a perfectly even fold.

Flat Fell seams keep seam allowances flat and cover the raw edges.

It is a very strong seam and you often see them sewn on the inseam of denim jeans. It’s also a great seam for bags because of its strength.

It is a seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge and then stitching the fold down. One or both of the seam edges are topstitched which encases the raw edges and keeps them from fraying.

When doing this type of seam, you will need to adjust your seam allowances for your project. The layer that folds on top the the other layer needs to have double seam allowance in order for it to finish to correct measurement.

Practice on scrap pieces of fabric before attempting it on your project. It doesn’t take long to perfect!

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[NotchesSewing]

How have you been sewing your Flat Felled Seams?

[freydablack]

This is absolutely the best tutorial for a novice sewer that I have ever watched. Thank you so much for making this so clear and easy! I'm subscribing.

[moresunshine]

One of the best sewing tutorials I've viewed. No wasted time. Direct and to the point with clear explanations and fast foward, clear video clips! Very nice job.

[jazzeagle]

Thank you for this video! Your explanation is very clear, and you don't move too fast for me to understand. And thank goodness you don't take shortcuts -- you're doing this the correct way!! Every time I sew a flat felled seam, I re-watch this video.

[sandymorrison]

After watching just three of your videos please take this as a compliment. You're now The Sewing Macgyver. I've been sewing for fifty years and I've already learned three new things. Thank you.

[joannel]

Excellent tutorial! So easy to follow. And it includes the measurements in cm/mm which my brain immediately visualises easily! I could see clearly and also the verbal description really helps (call me old school but don't like videos with no verbal instructions). I'm a complete beginner. Just practising on scrap fabrics. Saving this. Will watch it many times until I remember them all.

[catherinewong]

You explain things so well. Very clear, precise instructions.

[tomjenni]

Thank a new sewer I've been trying to figure out why people are trimming after the first stitch seemed like a waste of effort, now I see that I don't have to. Excellent, clear, concise tutorial!

[jsalgado]

I appreciate you showing us different ways to accomplish this!

[jimmckim]

Thank you for showing not only one, but three (!), ways to sew a true flat felled seam. #1 is the way I thought it was done, but I wanted to make sure so I checked the 'net. EVERY other video and tutorial I saw used the trim-down method that doesn't sew the raw edges. Excellent video.

[helenG-xqxe]

Excellent video. Clear and concise. Nothing left to guess about.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[allenw]

My flat-fell foot has been driving me CRAZY! This seems so much easier.

[zeezu]

Nice and easy...thank you for this lovely video.. such a breeze to follow and understand.. and duplicate.. my adult students love the intricacy of these seams..

[hazel]

Oh my!! I;’ve been doing them all wrong, lots of trimming and ironing! This is way better, thank you!

[thirtysomethingsewist]

Your video is basically the only one I can find with a true flat felled seam! Thank you!!!

[LaughingGenius]

This is exactly the instruction I was looking for. Thank you for the detailed reason on why one way is weaker than the others.

[billieblake]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate the basic premise of your lesson: making seams stronger! All the other videos create the seam without the strength; it just looks like a fell seam. I bet originally, the seam was invented for strength.

[neldamurray]

BEST how to do flat felled seams yet! WOW! Thank you so much! I've watched dozens of videos, none come close to actually helping me! u explained it so well! again THANK YOU!!

[hollyyoung]

Thank you so much for this video! I'm working with linen for the first time and didn't know about a flat felled seam...my toddler ripped straight through the crotch of her new romper! I literally just finished this flat felled seam on scrap pieces, to test it out, and I cannot rip the seam apart despite my best efforts!! I'm going to fix that romper now with confidence.

Thank you again!

[FrogsForBreakfast]

I have referred to this video so many times! It's so clear and helpful.