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LINGERIE SEAMS To make seams in lingerie durable and flexible, use a combination of straight and zig-zag stitching. Method 1 For '1.5 cm bias seam in woven fabric: • Straight-stitch the seam (with stitch width at ) on wrong side of fabric. • Press both seam allowances in the same direction. Then, from the right side, top-stitch with narrow zig-zag stitching, letting needle alternately enter seam line and seam thickness. itIVVVVWW/VOINtNVWWWWW For a 1.5 cm Seam Trim Away Excess Fabric Method 2 For narrow seams in nylon tricot: • Cut fabric for 1.5 cm seam allowance. • Straight-stitch-seam line on wrong side of fabric. Then place a line of mediumwide, open zig-zag stitching close to the straight stitching. For a Narrow Seam SEAM FINISHES • Needle Position: • Stitch Width: or (maximum) • Stitch Length: 1,2 to 3 mm depending on choice of stitch and fabric • General Purpose Needle Plate and Foot Trimming Seam Edges after Stitching Seam edges support the garment and should be given a durable finish if the fabric is likely to ravel. There are two methods of finishing seams in such fabfics: trimming seam edge or overedging. Make a test sample first to determine which method best suits your fabric. Overedging Trimmed Seam Edge 31

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LINGERIE
SEAMS
To
make
seams
in
lingerie
durable
and
flexible,
use
a
combination
of
straight
and
zig-zag
stitching.
Method
1
For
'1.5
cm
bias
seam
in
woven
fabric:
•
Straight
-stitch
the
seam
(with
stitch
width
at
)
on
wrong
side
of
fabric.
•
Press
both
seam
allowances
in
the
same
direction.
Then,
from
the
right
side,
top
-stitch
with
narrow
zig-zag
stitching,
letting
needle
alternately
enter
seam
line
and
seam
thickness.
Method
2
For
narrow
seams
in
nylon
tricot:
•
Cut
fabric
for
1
.5
cm
seam
allowance.
•
Straight
-stitch
-seam
line
on
wrong
side
of
fabric.
Then
place
a
line
of
medium
-
wide,
open
zig-zag
stitching
close
to
the
straight
stitching.
SEAM
FINISHES
•
Needle
Position:
•
Stitch
Width:
or
(maximum)
•
Stitch
Length:
1,2
to
3
mm
depending
on
choice
of
stitch
and
fabric
•
General
Purpose
Needle
Plate
and
Foot
Seam
edges
support
the
garment
and
should
be
given
a
durable
finish
if
the
fabric
is
likely
to
ravel.
There
are
two
methods
of
finishing
seams
in
such
fabfics:
trimming
seam
edge
or
over
-
edging.
Make
a
test
sample
first
to
deter-
mine
which
method
best
suits
your
fabric.
i
tIVVVVWW/VOINtNVWWWWW
For
a
1.5
cm
Seam
Trim
Away
Excess
Fabric
For
a
Narrow
Seam
Trimming
Seam
Edges
after
Stitching
Overedging
Trimmed
Seam
Edge
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