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Textiles and Garment Construction
Procedures for working on run and fell (d) Welt seam: A welt seam is worked on
seam the same way as the plain seam. The
(i) Place two pieces of the fabric only difference is that the welt seam
together, right side matching. has an additional top stitching line,
which is done close to the stitching
(ii) Pin, tack and back stitch on the fitting line on the right side of the garment.
line. Remove the pins and tacking
stitches. Procedures for working on a welt seam
(i) Finish the edges of fabric pieces
using a zigzag stitch or an overlock.
This means that the raw edge can
still fray up to the point of the
stitched line.
(iii) Cut down one seam allowance to
0.5cm.
(iv) Fold the wider edge to close the
cut edge. (ii) Place the right sides of the fabric
together and sew a seam with
(v) Pin, tack and hem flat the folded the chosen finished seam allowance.
edges to the w.s of the fabric. At this step, 1cm is used.
(iii) Press the stitches to set them, then,
(vi) Remove the pins and the tacking press the seam open to start with,
stitches, then press. and finally press both sides of the
seam allowance to the same side.
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