Page 17 - Textile_and_Garment_Form3

Textiles and Garment Construction

It is neat and strong and can be used on seams of unlined jackets, armholes and skirts seams.

1
Crossway

3
2
raw edges folded
over to the crease
strip creased in half

w.s. strip pin and tack fold in
place

Figure 1. 2: Edge neatened by binding

Table 1. 1: Possible faults when working on a plain seam and how to avoid them

Faults Avoiding faults

Badly matched of the stripes or grain Tack very carefully matching both sides
in the fabric. accurately.
Waviness in the seam line on the right Measure the turning carefully, if the seam
side caused by badly matched fitting allowance is not clear, tack the seam at an
lines equal distance from the raw edges along
its entire length and machine immediately
below the tacking line.

Edge of turnings leave an imprint on Use a paper or a thin cardboard between the
the right side after pressing. turnings and the garment when pressing.
Turnings not lying flat on the wrong Before pressing the seam, open and snip the
side, making the seam pull the right turnings diagonally. Curve the corners of
side of the garment out of shape. the snipped edges slightly and overcast to
neaten.

8
Student’s Book Form Three

2022/11/17 16:14:21
BOOK TEXTILE FINAL 13.09.2022 FINAL.indd 8 2022/11/17 16:14:21
BOOK TEXTILE FINAL 13.09.2022 FINAL.indd 8