seam allowance — noun (in dressmaking) the margin allowed for the seams along the edge of the pieces of a garment • • • Main Entry: ↑seam … Useful english dictionary
seam allowance — noun /ˈsiːm əˌlaʊ.ənts/lang=la The part of the material or fabric added to the dimensions of a sewing pattern outside the seam. Trim the seam allowances to between 1/4 in. and 1/2 in. Fold one seam allowance in toward the other and pin along the… … Wiktionary
Allowance — may refer to: *Allowance (money) *Allowances in accounting, see Accounts receivable *Personal allowance in the United Kingdom s taxing system * Jobseeker s Allowance, a term for unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom * EU Allowances… … Wikipedia
Hong Kong seam — In sewing, a Hong Kong seam or Hong Kong finish is a home sewing term [Schaeffer p. 212] for a type of bound seam in which each raw edge of the seam allowance is separately encased in a fabric binding. In couture sewing or tailoring, the binding… … Wikipedia
Bound seam — A bound seam has each of the raw edges of its seam allowances enclosed in a strip of fabric, lace or net binding that has been folded in half lengthwise. An example of binding is double fold bias tape. The binding s fold is wrapped around the raw … Wikipedia
lap seam — noun also lapped seam : a seam in which the edges overlap; especially : a seam in leather or cloth made by extending a cut or folded edge over a cut edge to the width of the seam allowance and stitching in place … Useful english dictionary
flat-felled seam — /flat feld / a seam on the face of a garment, as on the outside of the legs of blue jeans, made by overlapping or interlocking one seam allowance with the other and top stitching them together onto the garment with two parallel rows of stitches.… … Universalium
flat-felled seam — /flat feld / a seam on the face of a garment, as on the outside of the legs of blue jeans, made by overlapping or interlocking one seam allowance with the other and top stitching them together onto the garment with two parallel rows of stitches.… … Useful english dictionary
Sewing — or stitching is the fastening of cloth, leather, furs, bark, or other flexible materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BC). Sewing predates the weaving of … Wikipedia
fell — 1. verb /fɛl/ a) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. To fell seam allowances, catch the lining underneath before emerging 1/4 (6mm) ahead, and 1/8 (3mm) to 1/4 (6mm) into the seam allowance. b) To stitch down a protruding flap … Wiktionary
