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Faire Garb => Sewing => Topic started by: Irma on September 10, 2013, 03:18:04 PM

Title: Sewing square underarm gusset using flat-felled seams.
Post by: Irma on September 10, 2013, 03:18:04 PM
If there is a tutorial on sewing an underarm gussett using flat-felled seams, would someone direct me to it?  Thanks.
Title: Re: Sewing square underarm gusset using flat-felled seams.
Post by: isabelladangelo on September 10, 2013, 03:39:17 PM
Is there a reason it needs to be a flat felled seam?   In period sewing, they just rolled the edges of each of the pieces and then sewed them together. 
(http://u1.ipernity.com/17/91/49/15879149.c6a005ae.500.jpg?r1) (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/jubileel/15879149)
015 (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/jubileel/15879149) par Isabella (http://www.ipernity.com/home/jubileel), on ipernity

(http://u1.ipernity.com/35/19/33/25301933.03aa64ed.500.jpg?r1) (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/jubileel/25301933)
DSC03601 (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/jubileel/25301933) par Isabella (http://www.ipernity.com/home/jubileel), on ipernity

It's very simple to do on the machine (the pictures are of my hand sewn chemise but I've done it both by hand and on the machine).
Title: Re: Sewing square underarm gusset using flat-felled seams.
Post by: isabelladangelo on September 10, 2013, 03:41:21 PM
http://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php/topic,18340.0.html (http://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php/topic,18340.0.html)

The above thread was on a similar discussion. 
Title: Re: Sewing square underarm gusset using flat-felled seams.
Post by: Irma on September 10, 2013, 08:43:03 PM
I was wanting to finish the edges so that they would not fray, and french seams appeared to be awkward.  I will practice with the rolled edges.  Thanks for your help.