1) Place the wrong sides of the material facing each other with the
edges level
2) Pin and tack on the fitting line
3) Remove the pins and machine O.5cm above the fitting line;
4) Trim the seam allowance to less than O.5cm from the machine
line
5) Remove the tacking and press open the seam
6) Turn over with the machine line at the edge and the right sides of
the material facing each other
7) Tack along the fitting line
8) Machine close to the tacking line
9) The width of the French seam is usually O.5cm.
10) Press the seam to one side of the garment
marto answered the question on April 17, 2019 at 11:56
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