Description
Suitable For
Advantages
Disadvantages
How to Make
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This is a special machine stitch that looks like a combination of straight and zigzag stitches. It’s sewn close
to or over the raw edge of the seam allowance.
Suitable For
Most fabrics
Advantages
Effective at keeping the raw edges of a seam allowance from fraying. Adds little bulk to the seam allowance.
Disadvantages
You must have a sewing machine capable of making this stitch. Doesn’t look as neat and clean as some
other methods.
How to Make
Trim the raw edge of the seam allowance (to make a clean edge). Set your machine to the proper stitch
design (consult your manual). Stitch so that the point of the overcast stitch falls at or just beyond the raw
edge of the seam allowance.
- You can either press the seam allowance open and overcast each edge separately or leave the seam
allowances together, overcast them together, and press the seam allowance to one side.
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Overcast/Overedged Seam Finish