This week I'm covering Flat felled seams. These are great for garments that need reinforcing. I'm talking jeans, men's shirts, any seams that come under a lot of stress.
Much like French seam they do take longer to sew, but totally worth it for the right garment:)
1. Fold a 1 cm seam allowance to the wrong side on one piece of fabric and press.
![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0039/0755/1350/files/IMG_7262_600x600.jpg?v=1626233784)
2. Position the raw edge of the other piece of fabric on the pressed fold line. Fabric should be wrong sides together.
![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0039/0755/1350/files/IMG_7265_600x600.jpg?v=1626233941)
![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0039/0755/1350/files/IMG_7264_600x600.jpg?v=1626233706)
3. Stitch the garment together 7.5mm from the fold, encasing the fabric.
![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0039/0755/1350/files/IMG_7266_600x600.jpg?v=1626233905)
4. Lay the garment completely flat and press the 'seam allowance' to the side so that you can't see the raw edge.
![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0039/0755/1350/files/IMG_7270_600x600.jpg?v=1626233886)
5. Stitch through all layers 7.5mm from previous stitching line. I've used contrasting thread here, but only so it can be seen clearly in the images.
![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0039/0755/1350/files/IMG_7272_600x600.jpg?v=1626233868)
And there you have an easy flat felled seam.