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2. Lap the pressed edge over the other garment
piece. Match stitching lines and color bars.
Press. Let cool. Open out fabric. Stitch seam.
Method 3: hand basting. To match plaids by
hand basting, follow these steps:
1. Press under a ⅝-inch ⅝ seam allowance on the
garment pieces that are to be sewn together.
2. With right sides of the garment pieces up,
hand baste the seam together being sure to
match the plaid.
3. Place right sides of garment pieces together
again, and machine stitch the seam. Remove
the hand basting stitches.
Method 4: basting tape or glue stick. To
match plaids using basting tape or glue stick,
follow these steps:
1. Press a crease along one seamline. Apply
basting tape or glue stick in the seam
allowance along the crease line.
2. Place the seam allowance of the second
garment piece over the one with the tape
or glue. Finger press both layers of fabric
together, aligning the plaid as you go.
3. Turn pieces to the wrong side and machine
stitch along the seamline.
(Continued)
Decorative
Seams
Decorative seams can add interest to
garments. You may decide to use a fringed seam
on sleeves or the back yoke or, perhaps, a piped
seam on collar, lapels, and pockets. Consider the
following decorative seams possible:
Bound and lapped seams. Begin by deciding
which seam allowance you want to lap over the
other. Then cut bias strips two times the finished
width of binding plus 1¼ ¼ inches. Cut the strips
the length of the seam plus 2 inches. Bind the
overlapping seam allowance with bias binding.
Then place the bias bound seam allowance over r
the other seam allowance matching seamlines.
Stitch in the ditch created by y the bias binding. g
stitch in the
ditch
bias bound seam
allowance
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