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Textiles and Garment Construction
Run and fell seam: This is among the (v) Tack, remove the pins and hem flat
strong seams made by placing one edge the folded edges to the w. s of the
inside a folded fabric. It is similar to a fabric.
double stitched seam but differs in terms
of sewing. Run and fell seam is worked
by hand and finished using hemming
stitches, while double stitched seam is
worked and finished by machine. The
seam is suitable for garments washed
frequently, such as pants and petticoats.
(vi) Remove tack stitches, then press.
Procedure for working on a run and fell (vii) Press the sample appropriately.
seam.
(i) Place two pieces of the fabric
together, right side matching and Activity 4.4
pin them. 1. Search a reliable video clip or
(ii) Tack and back stitch on the fitting pictures showing how to make a
line. Remove the pins and tacking run and fell seam.
stitches. 2. Make a sample of a run and fell
seam.
Welt seam: A welt seam is worked the
same way as the plain seam. The only
difference is that the welt seam has an
additional top stitching line, which is done
close to the stitching line on the right side
of the garment.
(iii) Press the seam open and cut down
one side of the seam allowance to
0.5cm.
Note: The colour of the thread should
match the colour of the fabric unless used
as decoration. A contrasting thread has
(iv) Fold the wider edge to close the cut been used in these pictures to make the
edge and pin them. stiches seen clearly.
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