Thank you fi re your clear and forthright teaching style. This is a great resource for beginners and even advanced sewers. I love that you always hold yourself to the absolute correct methods with such finesse. Thank you for such a great resource!
I have a serger and have no clue how to use. It was my grandma's so this video too speaks to me. I also learned I have been doing some of these without knowing they were the norm.
I made a bunch of dresses 30 years ago, French-seamed them all. The fabric wore out before any of the seams deteriorated. I'm still wearing the survivors.
That's incredible! I've just recently started sewing my own clothing and I love the thought of being able to wear them for years to come. Most ready to wear clothes in my size tend to wear out quite fast, but the things that my grandmother and aunts sewed are still in amazing condition after almost four decades
@@samanthabrooks7789 One thing that I've noticed as well, is that fabrics are NOT the quality they used to be. I fondly recall the amazing selection and quality at Fabricland stores (before the hostile take-over, fired employees, and demise of the stores.) I sometimes buy older garments now, just for the quality fabric, and I repurpose the fabric :) Happy sewing !!
Thank you for this - I am 62 and have been sewing since I was 5. My grandma and mom taught us - my grandma’s family were tailors/seamstresses. My grandma would fly from her grave if unused a serger. This finish has always been associated with what we now call fast fashion. She made a lot of custom gowns and dresses for women in the 30s, 40s and 50s. She would never have considered serging any of those garments - it would have been perceived as tacky. She always said, why would you spend the time and money making a special garment and then not finish the inside to be as beautify as the outside. Some makers think get mad at me for my distaste for serged edges. Unless you’re pre-finishing a puffy quilted fabric so it it’s unwieldy, I see no reason to not take the extra time to properly finish a seam.
I accidentally did this to finish a pocket on my son’s shorts and thought, “yeah, probably won’t be doing that one again!” But as always, it seems I can always figure out the hardest way to do anything. 😃
I love doing French seams but the hardest part is remembering to sew the original seam wrong sides together. I always make at least one screw up on every garment 🤣
french seams in french are "couture a l'anglaise" je sais pas pourquoi mais je suis fière d’être française. And a french curve is a "pistolet", french is just increadible, lmao
Bonjour du Québec! J'ai fait l’École des Métiers d'Arts, ou plusieurs cours étaient interdisciplinaires (Textile, Joaillerie, Lutherie violon/guitare, Ébénisterie, Sculpture et Céramique), et les cours d'Anglais étaient les plus ahurissants pour moi; chaque mot spécifique Français pour décrire quelque chose de bien précis se traduisaient par deux ou trois mot anglais mis ensemble, ou par un terme plus générique. C'est un des rare domaine ou le français est plus court et précis en même temps! ----------------- I went to Arts and Crafts School in Quebec (Canada), where several courses were interdisciplinary (Textile, Jewelry, Violin / Guitar making, Cabinetmaking, Sculpture and Ceramics), and the English courses were the most appalling for me; each specific French word to describe something very specific was translated by two or three English words put together, or by a more generic term. It is one of few domains where I find French being shorter and yet more acurate.
I really enjoyed this video. What I did in the past was do a fake serger seam: first doing a zigzag-stitch as in this video, then adding a straight stitch over it.
So I finally understand why we call it an overcast foot. Loved your comment on the French/English way to finish a seam ... happy I am not the only one who thinks that is funny 😂
YES, yes finally an english seam explained the right way. I had never heard of french seams until I found out they are indeed the english seams I was taught in school. I am Belgian and couture sewing is the norm when getting a sewing education. Props for you for sharing the knowledge.
I've been using french seams because when I picked up sewing last year I looked at my grandmother's sewing and copied it. It's been a year but I feel like I finally know how to properly french seam 😅
Some irony : I watched this while hand-sewing flat felled seams, on a dress with about 10 yards of them. Thank you for a lovely video, which I am sure will save me much frustration on projects where I am willing to use a machine :D
Well dang, RUclips recommendations actually threw something great my way here. While I finally caved last year and bought a serger for all the Spandex I was sewing, I still hate seeing serged hems. I don't know why, I just think they are ugly. So this is bookmarked for later reference, I love how your explanations are short and to the point but show all the different types well!
Serged seams are not for couture garments. You will notice on lower priced clothing, they usually have serged seams. But, if you buy yourself a decent brand serger, you should find a quality stitch for your project. I have a Bernina which puts out a great looking stitch. The older and cheaper the machine, the less user friendly they are.
When I was first starting to sew in my teens, I also thought serged seams were ugly - almost as ugly as seeing pinked edges showing through to the outside of a garment. Later when I learned that servers were invented specifically to make clothing faster and cheaper. I saw no reason to change my mind. Servers are excellent for sewing knits, but I find them unnecessary for woven fabrics. For some reason with this new resurgence of home sewing, people seem preoccupied with interior seam finishes. So long as the fabric doesn't fray, the best seam finishes provide the least bulk.
Loved this video! As someone without a serger, who can't stand unfinished edges on their sewing projects it's great to see a concise, hands-on demo! This was so helpful! Thank you!!!
same - i don't have a sewing machine so i do everything by hand. I tried using my mum's relic from the 70s and i couldn't cope with it. Weirdly i actually like doing stuff by hand i make a lot of mistakes because i'm a beginner and it's SO much easier to unpick hand stitches than machine stitches. i also feel like i have more control over what i'm doing and i can easily undo a couple of stitches rather than sew half a yard in 2 seconds and only realise afterwards I've screwed up. Plus you can't hear netflix over the racket made by a machine
That mock french seam one is spectacular. I bet that one is also easier to do on pieces with curves than a regular french seam is! And it warmed my heart to hear the snippet of "All I Ask of You!"
I've been accidentally sewing the fake French seam without knowing that's what it was for ages! I don't have a sewing machine and that seemed like the easiest way to tuck the raw edges away without them showing on the outside - mostly use it when sewing pillow cases to give as gifts. Thank you for this video, especially the clear demonstration of a felled seam
I've never felt anything harder than the judging look at your serger lmao, also this was the most understandable and easiest seam tutorial I've ever seen, I know which seams to use on my cropped jacket project now!!
Wow, I have been finishing my seams in the mock french style without realizing! I have never owned a serger so #9 was always my easy go to. I have started a new sewing project and was loooking for different ways to finish the seams but I will stick to what I know since it is couture, LOL.
Hi, I just found my love of sewing once again, thanks to sewing masks from the beginning of the corona outbreak. I have to relearn everything because the last time I sewed anything, I was in my teens, and I will be 50 in November. Now I don't want to put my new machine away for any reason, lol.
00:10 IS ME!! My old Singer decided to break down on me while I was making a big batch of 50 face masks and I’ve tried everything to fix it but it’s just no good anymore😭 I’ve been hand sewing EVERYTHING!
Thank you so much for this video! --------Good camera work and lighting, clear-concise instruction, good fabric and thread colors to help see what's happening, calm soothing voice over. Well done! ----- and very helpful indeed. I never really knew the difference between the bias bound edge and HongKong until now.
Thank you for your clear, forthright lesson. I can see that I will refer back to this information many times. This is a great video for beginner and intermediate sewers. Your work I’d very much appreciated.
Oooo I never heard of the self bound seam! I realized just how much of a sewing nerd I am as this filled me with joy to learn a new technique! I cannot waaaait to put this into practice!
Very helpful! I see myself coming back to this in the future. I inadvertently did a mock French seam when finishing a pocket on my son’s shorts and didn’t know that’s what I was doing.
I love these different finishes, as I don't have a serger! This will definitely be one of my go-to reference videos on my future sewing projects! I especially love the fake French seam!
I am a new viewer - well new-ish since I found you through Bernadette and fell in love with your personality via the vlog from 2019 Costume College (which I watched within the last week) You are an inspiration to me to get back to my love of sewing - my hubby is even working with me to try a get a cutting table installed in our room (where all my creative endeavors happen) due to the fact that going up and down stairs to many times irritates my back. Thank You!!
I've stopped using the zigzag finish as it needs precise tension and placement not to bunch up the edge of the material. Unpicking wrecks the edge and the bunching spoils the smooth right side. French or felled seams are way better on light to mediumweight fabrics. Binding the edges is better for heavyweights. The extra time is definitely worth the effort in finish and longevity.
Using tissue paper when sewing lighter weight fabric helps when I struggle to get the tension right. I remember my mom using newspaper on the underside to stabilise her hand made cotton on cotton applique ... and the kids has to pick out the newspaper from the stitches 😂
Thanks for this video. I have a very old sewing machine and basic sewing tools at my disposal. I've been learning to sew from RUclips to upcycle my old clothes because of bad economic situation here in India. Videos like this are very helpful to get the results I want without breaking bank.
I've found old silk saris give you a lot of beautiful material for a very low price. As western shirts, wide trousers and dresses they look wonderful. They would be great cut into kurtis too, allowing you to make the most of any brocade trim. I expect you would have to pay less than I do.
@@michellebyrom6551 that is such a great idea. I've made 5-6 projects over the months upcycling the clothes I didn't wear anymore. Once I get better at it I'll definitely move onto using sarees!
Im very new to the sewing world. Randomly stumbled upon ur video.... But the perfection and the end results were absolutely mind blowing! Thanks for the effort and please keep bringing us with such wonderful videos too in the future.
This is brilliant thank you! I love my serger but there are times when it just isn’t ‘right’ and this helps immensely. Your channel introduced me to a whole new world of sewing btw- where the values sewing from years gone by are appreciated by a whole new generation of sewing enthusiasts and I love it. 🥰
Been on the hunt for a cheap serger at the thrift stores. And due to everything going on my search is unfortunately on hold. Thank you so much because you show a lot nicer finishes than what I've been previously doing.
If you're still looking for a good serger without buying new stuff, wawak.com often has great deals on refurbished Juki sergers. I got mine there for $150 and it has worked liked a champ for years.
Thank you for the video! It is a great source to reference for everyone that doesn't like overlock finished edges as well as those that don't own an overlock machine. 😃👍
I can’t tell you how many ufo projects I have because I couldn’t bother to hem or finish the seams. You’ve inspired me to get them done! Wonderful video as always :)
I normally overlock most of my seams, but my machines have a way of quitting on me (I feel your eye roll!!) just when I really need to get a project done... great to have alternative techniques, thanks :)
I bought an interlocking machine a few years back and have not used it much, I prefer to finish by hand. I learned seam finishing by taking items apart over the years and studying how they were done. There was no internet when I learned most of my sewing skills, I had a mother who knew the basics. Now it is so easy to learn so much from these lovely videos. I have used most of these seam finishes over the years and had no idea of their names. I had a wonderful needlework teacher at the age of 11 upwards who was Polish and an ex concentration camp prisoner, she was constantly asked about her number tattoo on her arm bless her. She told me not to keep my fabric pins poked into my sweater as I might injure my breasts! I am nearly 70 and still sewing.......mainly masks at the moment.
I've had a chaotic 15 years, now with teens, moved house in December. Found a half made simple shift dress in a plastic bag with my many fabrics I use for crafting. Remember I bought the fabric in my 20s and loved simple navy with white lowers and thought "this will be fabulous when Im older, in my 30's". I found this dress this week. I still love the fabric, it should still fit. The pattern says "Can be sewn in 2 hours" Well, I turned 50 at the beginning of Covid 19 lockdown!!! It will have taken me not 2 hours but nearly 30 years!! I LOVE sewing and creating and will learn from you and also hopefully, like you, learn to do calligraphy. (Never written on youtube before! Im going to have to learn to translate your using measurement in 8ths! Seems very wonky when lovely decimals are the way to go these days, certainly in Europe and the UK. Hey ho, ca never stop learning. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I am returning to my old hobbies , I had no time for, while working every day. Sewing and knitting. And learning advanced level. 👗👒🥰
i find myself referencing this video every few months. thank you so much for making it! it would be really helpful if you added chapters to this video, aka timestamps in the description box with titles for the type of seam finish.
G'Day Marika! Just introducing myself ;) You produce some really lovely, very professionally finished work - sssshhhh...yeah, we just won't worry about those unfinished seams from years ago you still haven't found the time to complete ..haha! I myself have a velvet cloak I made 28 years ago which still hasn't had the seams properly finished. So, in comparison, you've nothing to worry about, Possum! At the beginning of your vid, when I saw the first shots of your machine, I became all excited, as I thought your machine was the same model as mine.. alas no. I looked at your info and saw it was a different model. Still, they share some of the same features. Anyhow, take care up there in Canada during this uncertain time. I look forward to viewing more of your content while I remain comfortably secluded in my cozy Down Under lock down lounge room xx
Thank you so much for this video! I am fairly new to garment sewing and seam finishes are hardly mentioned in instructions and so glossed over. It’s nice to have a basic overview with instructions.
Thank you Marika, I just found your channel and I'm loving your teaching style. I'm a sewer of about 15 years mainly making clothes for my wife and I, and also alterations for family and friends. Greetings from North Wales, UK - Colin 😀
Hi! Im from Aiken, SC! I learned couture seam finishes in high school!!! Many many years ago! HOME EC! I loved it. And, learning again with your video's. Thank you so much!! Elisa
Thank you so much for this. I'm I'm relearning home sewing. In my 50's. As you said it's the perfect time to learn so I've also taken advantage of your skill share code. I've always wanted to learn watercolour. Thanks again. Happy sewing
I love all of these! I've been doing 14th century, so turning under and hand-felling seams is my jam for now, but I have a suit on the horizon and I want to do the Hong Kong finish. Maybe even the variant I saw once where you cut the lining fabric extra-wide, sew it right sides together with each individual fashion fabric, turn them and press them, and then you have this weird lining/interlining layer that also finishes all the vertical seems. It looks like complete witchcraft that requires immense precision, but it was so pretty!
This was amazing i originally wanted to get a serger at fast as possible. I then learned about stitches like these. The only one I didn't know was the faux French seam. I always wonder these seams have have been more common when sewing machine were new, sergers made them obsolete but now home sewers want to re discover these great techniques
Hi - Sue from Spain ❤. I’m a new sewer and need all the help I can get! Thank you for this video, it’s given me so much confidence to try new seams. 😊 xx
Enjoyed this. I found your channel from Morgan Donner’s channel, and was really excited to find Canadian content! I’m just getting back into some sewing after several years. I have a mini-serger, but I need to rethread it and find that process scary, so this is very helpful until I build my courage.
Could you please one day show how to make invisible seam on machine? I know it exists, there is a special foot for it on almost every machine, I just can't grasp it. Thank you! Great and funny video as always.
Interesting watching your video! I've been teaching these techniques for many years and just fun to watch someone else sew these techniques! Enjoyed your video!
Oh my, I am sewing a lot lately and I just started on a pair of linen dungarees and I was so unsure how to finish the edges because I didn't only wanted to zigzag them but I don't own a serger and only knew about the hand overcast and the zig zag way - so you just saved me. Thank you! by the way, I am Paula and I am form germany :)
My spouse wants me to have a serger, but this gives me hope as I constantly tell him we don't need to have one! Thank you for giving me 10 seams to prove him wrong!
thank you so much for this video, this was exactly what I needed! I've been wading through video after video about seam finishes and this one is the most concise and easy to understand I've come across :D
Hi! I'm new to your channel. I started sewing again because I wanted to masks to give to local hospitals. I remembered how much I used to love sewing so I've been on RUclips looking for other projects and stumbled across your video. Thank you for sharing these seam finishes with us.
Love your music thank you so easy on the nerves so many of these videos want to play music and it's hard to hear and you have a soft soothing clear voice thank you.
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Thank you fi re your clear and forthright teaching style. This is a great resource for beginners and even advanced sewers. I love that you always hold yourself to the absolute correct methods with such finesse. Thank you for such a great resource!
As a non-serger owner, this video speaks to me 👌👌
I am glad it was helpful
Hi Morgan! And yeah, this helps me as well! 😆😁
I have a serger and have no clue how to use. It was my grandma's so this video too speaks to me. I also learned I have been doing some of these without knowing they were the norm.
@@dancingdiva90950 I have a serger, and I know how to use it. It's on my list of things to video!
So true!
I made a bunch of dresses 30 years ago, French-seamed them all. The fabric wore out before any of the seams deteriorated. I'm still wearing the survivors.
That's incredible! I've just recently started sewing my own clothing and I love the thought of being able to wear them for years to come. Most ready to wear clothes in my size tend to wear out quite fast, but the things that my grandmother and aunts sewed are still in amazing condition after almost four decades
@@samanthabrooks7789 One thing that I've noticed as well, is that fabrics are NOT the quality they used to be. I fondly recall the amazing selection and quality at Fabricland stores (before the hostile take-over, fired employees, and demise of the stores.) I sometimes buy older garments now, just for the quality fabric, and I repurpose the fabric :) Happy sewing !!
I love that you can still fit in clothes you made 30 years ago. Congratulations!
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But isn't this seam inconfortable? Like, can you use it on an outfit that's suposed to be tight?
It looks so thick
Thank you for this - I am 62 and have been sewing since I was 5. My grandma and mom taught us - my grandma’s family were tailors/seamstresses. My grandma would fly from her grave if unused a serger. This finish has always been associated with what we now call fast fashion. She made a lot of custom gowns and dresses for women in the 30s, 40s and 50s. She would never have considered serging any of those garments - it would have been perceived as tacky. She always said, why would you spend the time and money making a special garment and then not finish the inside to be as beautify as the outside. Some makers think get mad at me for my distaste for serged edges. Unless you’re pre-finishing a puffy quilted fabric so it it’s unwieldy, I see no reason to not take the extra time to properly finish a seam.
My story is similar, just an aunt was in the question. However , I prefer hand finish with lighter fabric . 😍
@@martinafox5696 totally more elegant.
Praise be there is a mock French seam! My innate desire to make life for myself as difficult as possible has been satiated!
This is so relatable. "Why make it easy, when you can make it PERFECT".
(Are you a Virgo too, by any chance? lol)
I accidentally did this to finish a pocket on my son’s shorts and thought, “yeah, probably won’t be doing that one again!” But as always, it seems I can always figure out the hardest way to do anything. 😃
I love doing French seams but the hardest part is remembering to sew the original seam wrong sides together. I always make at least one screw up on every garment 🤣
I made a mistake only today and had to unpick
french seams in french are "couture a l'anglaise" je sais pas pourquoi mais je suis fière d’être française. And a french curve is a "pistolet", french is just increadible, lmao
That's really funny. The English call it french seams, and the French call it english sewing.
Tiens une française ! Cela faisait longtemps que je n'en avais pas vu dans les commentaires d'une vidéo de couture en anglais...
Bonjour du Québec! J'ai fait l’École des Métiers d'Arts, ou plusieurs cours étaient interdisciplinaires (Textile, Joaillerie, Lutherie violon/guitare, Ébénisterie, Sculpture et Céramique), et les cours d'Anglais étaient les plus ahurissants pour moi; chaque mot spécifique Français pour décrire quelque chose de bien précis se traduisaient par deux ou trois mot anglais mis ensemble, ou par un terme plus générique. C'est un des rare domaine ou le français est plus court et précis en même temps!
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I went to Arts and Crafts School in Quebec (Canada), where several courses were interdisciplinary (Textile, Jewelry, Violin / Guitar making, Cabinetmaking, Sculpture and Ceramics), and the English courses were the most appalling for me; each specific French word to describe something very specific was translated by two or three English words put together, or by a more generic term. It is one of few domains where I find French being shorter and yet more acurate.
@@BradKandyCroftFamily very onbrand for their historical relationship if you ask me 👀👌👑
I love the French language! I wish I had started it before my last year of high school.
I really enjoyed this video. What I did in the past was do a fake serger seam: first doing a zigzag-stitch as in this video, then adding a straight stitch over it.
Thank you for sharing this. I will try this as I don't have an overlocker.
Haha the silent judging of your dead serger
I laughed at that too lol
So I finally understand why we call it an overcast foot. Loved your comment on the French/English way to finish a seam ... happy I am not the only one who thinks that is funny 😂
The takes showing really well pressed finishes give me soo much pleasure!
YES, yes finally an english seam explained the right way. I had never heard of french seams until I found out they are indeed the english seams I was taught in school. I am Belgian and couture sewing is the norm when getting a sewing education. Props for you for sharing the knowledge.
I've been using french seams because when I picked up sewing last year I looked at my grandmother's sewing and copied it. It's been a year but I feel like I finally know how to properly french seam 😅
Some irony : I watched this while hand-sewing flat felled seams, on a dress with about 10 yards of them. Thank you for a lovely video, which I am sure will save me much frustration on projects where I am willing to use a machine :D
Well dang, RUclips recommendations actually threw something great my way here. While I finally caved last year and bought a serger for all the Spandex I was sewing, I still hate seeing serged hems. I don't know why, I just think they are ugly. So this is bookmarked for later reference, I love how your explanations are short and to the point but show all the different types well!
Serged seams are not for couture garments. You will notice on lower priced clothing, they usually have serged seams. But, if you buy yourself a decent brand serger, you should find a quality stitch for your project. I have a Bernina which puts out a great looking stitch. The older and cheaper the machine, the less user friendly they are.
When I was first starting to sew in my teens, I also thought serged seams were ugly - almost as ugly as seeing pinked edges showing through to the outside of a garment. Later when I learned that servers were invented specifically to make clothing faster and cheaper. I saw no reason to change my mind. Servers are excellent for sewing knits, but I find them unnecessary for woven fabrics.
For some reason with this new resurgence of home sewing, people seem preoccupied with interior seam finishes. So long as the fabric doesn't fray, the best seam finishes provide the least bulk.
Loved this video! As someone without a serger, who can't stand unfinished edges on their sewing projects it's great to see a concise, hands-on demo! This was so helpful! Thank you!!!
Your welcome 😃
My favorite finishing techniques right now are all done by hand... I'm not couture; I just left my sewing machine in America.
same - i don't have a sewing machine so i do everything by hand. I tried using my mum's relic from the 70s and i couldn't cope with it. Weirdly i actually like doing stuff by hand i make a lot of mistakes because i'm a beginner and it's SO much easier to unpick hand stitches than machine stitches. i also feel like i have more control over what i'm doing and i can easily undo a couple of stitches rather than sew half a yard in 2 seconds and only realise afterwards I've screwed up. Plus you can't hear netflix over the racket made by a machine
"Or if you're serger decides to magically stop working in the middle of a pandemic" *side eye that could turn medusa to stone*
I live.
That mock french seam one is spectacular. I bet that one is also easier to do on pieces with curves than a regular french seam is! And it warmed my heart to hear the snippet of "All I Ask of You!"
I've been accidentally sewing the fake French seam without knowing that's what it was for ages! I don't have a sewing machine and that seemed like the easiest way to tuck the raw edges away without them showing on the outside - mostly use it when sewing pillow cases to give as gifts. Thank you for this video, especially the clear demonstration of a felled seam
French seams for the win. It doesn't require any skills and always looks flawless.
I've never felt anything harder than the judging look at your serger lmao, also this was the most understandable and easiest seam tutorial I've ever seen, I know which seams to use on my cropped jacket project now!!
You need to sing more on your videos. ... you have a beautiful voice!!!
I think I am in love with the look of the mock French seam
As a hand sewist I am so very glad to see this video!
Wow, I have been finishing my seams in the mock french style without realizing! I have never owned a serger so #9 was always my easy go to. I have started a new sewing project and was loooking for different ways to finish the seams but I will stick to what I know since it is couture, LOL.
I save time by using pinking shears to cut my pattern pieces.
And a little bit of fabric as well.
THATS GENIUS
I do, as well. Why cut it twice when I could just cut it once?
Thanks for the tip!
That's genius!
Hi, I just found my love of sewing once again, thanks to sewing masks from the beginning of the corona outbreak. I have to relearn everything because the last time I sewed anything, I was in my teens, and I will be 50 in November. Now I don't want to put my new machine away for any reason, lol.
Same! I hadn’t sewn in over 30 years, now I have all kinds of projects going, Christmas gifts lol
00:10 IS ME!! My old Singer decided to break down on me while I was making a big batch of 50 face masks and I’ve tried everything to fix it but it’s just no good anymore😭 I’ve been hand sewing EVERYTHING!
Thank you so much for this video! --------Good camera work and lighting, clear-concise instruction, good fabric and thread colors to help see what's happening, calm soothing voice over.
Well done! ----- and very helpful indeed.
I never really knew the difference between the bias bound edge and HongKong until now.
Thank you for your clear, forthright lesson. I can see that I will refer back to this information many times. This is a great video for beginner and intermediate sewers. Your work I’d very much appreciated.
Thank you for these. Pinked edges and french seam are my go to's as I have a condition called laziness and impatience which I am slowly curbing 😁
Oooo I never heard of the self bound seam! I realized just how much of a sewing nerd I am as this filled me with joy to learn a new technique! I cannot waaaait to put this into practice!
Thanks! Great little summary guide, thanks.
Very helpful! I see myself coming back to this in the future. I inadvertently did a mock French seam when finishing a pocket on my son’s shorts and didn’t know that’s what I was doing.
I love these different finishes, as I don't have a serger! This will definitely be one of my go-to reference videos on my future sewing projects! I especially love the fake French seam!
Lovely vídeo, as usual
I am a new viewer - well new-ish since I found you through Bernadette and fell in love with your personality via the vlog from 2019 Costume College (which I watched within the last week) You are an inspiration to me to get back to my love of sewing - my hubby is even working with me to try a get a cutting table installed in our room (where all my creative endeavors happen) due to the fact that going up and down stairs to many times irritates my back. Thank You!!
Welcome Talia! Thank you for subscribing 💜 good luck with setting up your sewing space!
Thank you! Very helpful. The clear verbal instructions and demonstrations are very much appreciated.
You're a wonderful teacher!!! Keep teaching!!!❤️ You are so dear,!!!
When I can sew, I do French seams or flat felled seams. They last better with frequent washing than overlock.
This is exacly what i needed as I dont have overlock machine and my machine just for some mystical reason just don't zigzag. Lifesaver.
Glad this was helpful! Happy sewing!
I've stopped using the zigzag finish as it needs precise tension and placement not to bunch up the edge of the material. Unpicking wrecks the edge and the bunching spoils the smooth right side. French or felled seams are way better on light to mediumweight fabrics. Binding the edges is better for heavyweights. The extra time is definitely worth the effort in finish and longevity.
Using tissue paper when sewing lighter weight fabric helps when I struggle to get the tension right.
I remember my mom using newspaper on the underside to stabilise her hand made cotton on cotton applique ... and the kids has to pick out the newspaper from the stitches 😂
Thanks for this video. I have a very old sewing machine and basic sewing tools at my disposal. I've been learning to sew from RUclips to upcycle my old clothes because of bad economic situation here in India.
Videos like this are very helpful to get the results I want without breaking bank.
I've found old silk saris give you a lot of beautiful material for a very low price. As western shirts, wide trousers and dresses they look wonderful. They would be great cut into kurtis too, allowing you to make the most of any brocade trim. I expect you would have to pay less than I do.
@@michellebyrom6551 that is such a great idea. I've made 5-6 projects over the months upcycling the clothes I didn't wear anymore. Once I get better at it I'll definitely move onto using sarees!
Im very new to the sewing world.
Randomly stumbled upon ur video.... But the perfection and the end results were absolutely mind blowing!
Thanks for the effort and please keep bringing us with such wonderful videos too in the future.
This is brilliant thank you! I love my serger but there are times when it just isn’t ‘right’ and this helps immensely. Your channel introduced me to a whole new world of sewing btw- where the values sewing from years gone by are appreciated by a whole new generation of sewing enthusiasts and I love it. 🥰
Been on the hunt for a cheap serger at the thrift stores. And due to everything going on my search is unfortunately on hold. Thank you so much because you show a lot nicer finishes than what I've been previously doing.
If you're still looking for a good serger without buying new stuff, wawak.com often has great deals on refurbished Juki sergers. I got mine there for $150 and it has worked liked a champ for years.
Thank you for the video! It is a great source to reference for everyone that doesn't like overlock finished edges as well as those that don't own an overlock machine. 😃👍
I can’t tell you how many ufo projects I have because I couldn’t bother to hem or finish the seams. You’ve inspired me to get them done! Wonderful video as always :)
I normally overlock most of my seams, but my machines have a way of quitting on me (I feel your eye roll!!) just when I really need to get a project done... great to have alternative techniques, thanks :)
"OWING TO CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES" *glances menacingly* :D
Wow you gave me more ideas i only have 2 ideas the bias and the french seam only thank you so much😊 keep up the good work. GOD BLESS
Good job demonstrating the seam finishes. Thanks!
You are welcome!
I bought an interlocking machine a few years back and have not used it much, I prefer to finish by hand. I learned seam finishing by taking items apart over the years and studying how they were done. There was no internet when I learned most of my sewing skills, I had a mother who knew the basics. Now it is so easy to learn so much from these lovely videos. I have used most of these seam finishes over the years and had no idea of their names. I had a wonderful needlework teacher at the age of 11 upwards who was Polish and an ex concentration camp prisoner, she was constantly asked about her number tattoo on her arm bless her. She told me not to keep my fabric pins poked into my sweater as I might injure my breasts! I am nearly 70 and still sewing.......mainly masks at the moment.
Hello, I'm Xiomara. I like how you teach! Thank you for your time. God bless!
I've had a chaotic 15 years, now with teens, moved house in December. Found a half made simple shift dress in a plastic bag with my many fabrics I use for crafting. Remember I bought the fabric in my 20s and loved simple navy with white lowers and thought "this will be fabulous when Im older, in my 30's". I found this dress this week. I still love the fabric, it should still fit. The pattern says "Can be sewn in 2 hours" Well, I turned 50 at the beginning of Covid 19 lockdown!!! It will have taken me not 2 hours but nearly 30 years!! I LOVE sewing and creating and will learn from you and also hopefully, like you, learn to do calligraphy. (Never written on youtube before! Im going to have to learn to translate your using measurement in 8ths! Seems very wonky when lovely decimals are the way to go these days, certainly in Europe and the UK. Hey ho, ca never stop learning. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I am returning to my old hobbies , I had no time for, while working every day. Sewing and knitting. And learning advanced level. 👗👒🥰
i find myself referencing this video every few months. thank you so much for making it! it would be really helpful if you added chapters to this video, aka timestamps in the description box with titles for the type of seam finish.
Thank you so much for this! It's incredibly helpful, and I aim to learn them all at one point!
Love retro fashion and the seams you showed here are going to be most useful. 😂🎉
Thank you for this very helpful video. I also love the jazzy background music 😊.
I love the Hong Kong finish! It looks so good.
Thank you so much for this video! I have a small business and I can't afford a serger yet so this is super helpful!!
G'Day Marika!
Just introducing myself ;)
You produce some really lovely, very professionally finished work - sssshhhh...yeah, we just won't worry about those unfinished seams from years ago you still haven't found the time to complete ..haha! I myself have a velvet cloak I made 28 years ago which still hasn't had the seams properly finished. So, in comparison, you've nothing to worry about, Possum!
At the beginning of your vid, when I saw the first shots of your machine, I became all excited, as I thought your machine was the same model as mine.. alas no. I looked at your info and saw it was a different model. Still, they share some of the same features.
Anyhow, take care up there in Canada during this uncertain time. I look forward to viewing more of your content while I remain comfortably secluded in my cozy Down Under lock down lounge room xx
Clear, concise, great videography, and a pleasant voice. This is a fantastic tutorial-thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! I am fairly new to garment sewing and seam finishes are hardly mentioned in instructions and so glossed over. It’s nice to have a basic overview with instructions.
Thank you Marika, I just found your channel and I'm loving your teaching style. I'm a sewer of about 15 years mainly making clothes for my wife and I, and also alterations for family and friends. Greetings from North Wales, UK - Colin 😀
Hi! Im from Aiken, SC! I learned couture seam finishes in high school!!! Many many years ago! HOME EC! I loved it. And, learning again with your video's. Thank you so much!! Elisa
Thank you so much for this. I'm I'm relearning home sewing. In my 50's. As you said it's the perfect time to learn so I've also taken advantage of your skill share code. I've always wanted to learn watercolour. Thanks again. Happy sewing
What a lovely comment. I hope you enjoy your hobbies.
This is what finally made me look up what serging is
I love all of these! I've been doing 14th century, so turning under and hand-felling seams is my jam for now, but I have a suit on the horizon and I want to do the Hong Kong finish. Maybe even the variant I saw once where you cut the lining fabric extra-wide, sew it right sides together with each individual fashion fabric, turn them and press them, and then you have this weird lining/interlining layer that also finishes all the vertical seems. It looks like complete witchcraft that requires immense precision, but it was so pretty!
I know it's been a while but this q beautiful finishing method
This video is very useful since I'm now starting to learn making doll clothes. Thanks for uploading!
This was amazing i originally wanted to get a serger at fast as possible. I then learned about stitches like these. The only one I didn't know was the faux French seam. I always wonder these seams have have been more common when sewing machine were new, sergers made them obsolete but now home sewers want to re discover these great techniques
Hi - Sue from Spain ❤. I’m a new sewer and need all the help I can get! Thank you for this video, it’s given me so much confidence to try new seams. 😊 xx
Wow! Thank you! I learned 10 important serging without a serger! 😊
I French seam or bias bind all my seams depending on if there is ease/gathering in the seam. They are essentially my "go to" seaming methods.
I just went to their sign up sheet and it said 14 day free trial
a good way to review all finishes! Thanks for the video!
Enjoyed this. I found your channel from Morgan Donner’s channel, and was really excited to find Canadian content! I’m just getting back into some sewing after several years. I have a mini-serger, but I need to rethread it and find that process scary, so this is very helpful until I build my courage.
That was wonderful to watch, you made everything so easy to understand! As a brand new sewing person, thank you!
Perfect timing! I was just working on a dress and considering how to finish. So nice to see the options eloquently presented! Thanks as always
Great video! The only thing I might add are time stamps to make each demo easier to find. Your explanations are very easy to understand.
Hi, Rose: I'm enjoying your blog series, looking forward to more sewing blogs in the future-all my best.
Could you please one day show how to make invisible seam on machine? I know it exists, there is a special foot for it on almost every machine, I just can't grasp it. Thank you!
Great and funny video as always.
Hi, Marika! I love your content and, as a person very new to sewing (and very excited about learning) I SUPER appreciate videos like this! Thanks! 🌹
Now I know what to do with my silk fabrics. THANK YOU ROSE!!!!
Thank you for sharing ! Sending you 40 hugs from southern Sweden 🤩
This was USEFUL, like that, in all caps! Thank you for this video
Great speaker, fluent, and very easy to understand.
Thank you! 😃
Thank you enjoyed learning all those ways to finish a garment without a serger. I do not own a serger and I appreciate your video.
Im a beginner on my sewing machine, this was extremely helpful
Interesting watching your video! I've been teaching these techniques for many years and just fun to watch someone else sew these techniques! Enjoyed your video!
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Thank you so much! Having a "go to" video to refresh the memory is fantastic!
Oh my, I am sewing a lot lately and I just started on a pair of linen dungarees and I was so unsure how to finish the edges because I didn't only wanted to zigzag them but I don't own a serger and only knew about the hand overcast and the zig zag way - so you just saved me. Thank you! by the way, I am Paula and I am form germany :)
My spouse wants me to have a serger, but this gives me hope as I constantly tell him we don't need to have one! Thank you for giving me 10 seams to prove him wrong!
Don't waste your $$$ on a serger!!!!!!
Save up for a Merrow machine!!!! It does awesome stuff plus can do "serging" to an already cut edge.
thank you so much for this video, this was exactly what I needed! I've been wading through video after video about seam finishes and this one is the most concise and easy to understand I've come across :D
A new era? Can’t wait to find out more!
Hi! I'm new to your channel. I started sewing again because I wanted to masks to give to local hospitals. I remembered how much I used to love sewing so I've been on RUclips looking for other projects and stumbled across your video. Thank you for sharing these seam finishes with us.
Love your music thank you so easy on the nerves so many of these videos want to play music and it's hard to hear and you have a soft soothing clear voice thank you.
Awesome tutorial! And a BIG THANK YOU for the beautiful music!
I just found you and I love you. Thanks for clear direct descriptions. I love your background music. So relaxing.