The 10 Best Ways to Finish your Seams Correctly

One of the biggest challenges I’ve found in home sewing is knowing the best way to finish your seams. I have been sewing for over 20 years, but only in the last 6 months purchased a serger in order to experiment with easier ways to finish my garments professionally. However, even without a serger or overlock machine, there are many ways to finish your seams and hems, regardless of whether or not the seam is curved or straight, or what kind of fabric you are using.

In this short video, I show you the top 10 best ways to finish your seams correctly and professionally, using either a manual machine or overlock/serger. Learning these 10 professional ways can really help with the long term quality of the garment, as well as the wash and wear capabilities of it. In this video, I show you the following 10 ways to finish seams:

• • • • • • • • 1. stitch and serge
              • 2. fold over, iron, and stitch
              • 3. double stitch, iron, and trim with pinking shears
              • 4. Flat Felled Seams
              • 4. French seams
              • 5. straight hem, double fold
              • 6. curved hem, face and hand stitch
              • 7. curved hem, face and machine stitch
              • 9. curved or straight hem, bias binding
              • 10. rolled hem