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Finishing seams inside a sleeve how would you suggest finishing a seam inside a sleeve?
charles92027 Member since 1/24/13 Posts: 2	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/28/13 11:48 AM I'm starting a new project - a jacket. Since it's going to be unlined I'd like to make the seams nice and clean. I want to use a technique that lies flat, like flat-felled, but I'm wondering how can I do that inside the sleeve?
Screaming Mimi Advanced CA USA Member since 3/13/10 Posts: 69	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/28/13 12:15 PM How about using a Hong Kong finish instead of a flat fell seam? If you go to Sewing.org, and click on "Guidelines for Sewing" at the left of the page, you'll find a description of that in the "General - How To" Category.
JTink Intermediate VA USA Member since 4/20/08 Posts: 4800	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/28/13 1:50 PM If you use the Hong Kong finish as Screaming Mimi suggests, make sure you use something other than bias tape. It is so bulky and feels awful running down the arms. I would suggest maybe using a silky hem tape to encase the seams. Or you can just Pink the edges. You can turn under each side of the seam allowance and run a narrow hem on each side.
Plumm Intermediate MI USA Member since 6/11/06 Posts: 38	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/28/13 2:08 PM Another option would be to zig-zag stitch your seam allowances. This will prevent any raveling and won't add bulk to the seam. Careful pressing should keep your seam flat. Good luck with your jacket. ------ Plumm
PattiAnnJ   Advanced OH USA Member since 12/3/06 Posts: 4974	Login to reply to this post In reply to charles92027 << Like this post Date: 1/28/13 2:24 PM Another possibility - French seams.
SandiMacD   Intermediate FL USA Member since 2/8/09 Posts: 1041	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/29/13 6:01 AM If you have a serger you might consider serging the edges of pieces before assembling them with your sewing machine. ------ re-living my youth through sewing...
Molliefran   Advanced TX USA Member since 4/28/07 Posts: 40	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/29/13 8:20 AM A specific product called Seams Great is GREAT indeed for this application. I bought it from www.sewitup.com ------ "This is the day that The Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it!" Building my stable one machine at a time: Viking circa 1975, Viking Sapphire 870, Bernina 1130, Huskylock 905 Most prized possession: Grandmother's Singer treadle machine with the drawers filled with her things, just like she left them.
mamafitz Beginner WI USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 1131	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/29/13 11:24 AM you can flat fell a sleeve seam, it just gets pretty tight towards the bottom. it's not hard, though. ------ Linda Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves, and of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys, they’d just walk around naked at all times. -- Betsey Johnson http://mamafitz.blogspot.com
charles92027 Member since 1/24/13 Posts: 2	Login to reply to this post In reply to charles92027 << Like this post Date: 1/29/13 3:07 PM Thanks everyone, I'm doing a muslin first, so I can experiment with your suggestions
solosmocker Advanced NY USA Member since 1/23/06 Posts: 1256	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/1/13 4:40 PM My personal preference are Hong Kong seams. The bias strips used to wrap the seams add weight to garment and help it hang better. If it were me I would use a bias strip of chiffon or voile to cover the seam edges for this type of finish. ------ http://lasewist.blogspot.com/

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