How to Sew French Seams

French seams are a rather fancy way of creating a lovely, neat finish to your garment. What they do is enclose the unsightly raw edges of the fabric within a neatly stitched secret cavity, never to be seen again… or that’s how I like to think of them!

They work really nicely on light- to medium-weight fabric, but not so great on heavier fabrics where they'd create bulky seams. They’re particularly useful on sheer fabrics as they look less conspicuous than overlocked seams. The strength of the seam also makes them practical for clothing that’s going to go through the laundry a lot. Plus they just look awesome :)

I’ll be doing a demo on the Jaimie pyjamas pattern from Tilly and the Buttons. You can also use them on blouses, dresses, underwear… you name it!

By the way, don’t worry that the millimetres to inches measurements I give in the video don’t translate exactly into each other. It still works! When translating measurements, we often need to round them up or down to avoid giving fractions like 5/16in which are a bit difficult to follow ;)

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Video by Jenny Lingham-Doe
Music by Yshwa