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How to sew a mock flat fell seam

Stitch a plain seam as usual with right sides together.
Decide on the side you will be sewing the seam allowance to trim the seam allowance of that side to half of what
it is. Press the seam allowance to that side. (now the wider seam allowance will be over the smaller one)

Now turn to the right side of the fabric. Edgestitch close to the seam line.
Then turn to the other side and stitch along the raw edge. Now there will be two rows of stitching parallel to the
seam line.

Step 1 : Finish the seam of one edge with serger or pinking or zig zag stitches. Be sure that the seam isn’t cut
away when serging. (Fig 28)

Fig 28

Step 2 : Sew the seam using the required seam allowance. (Fig 29)

Fig 29

Step 3 : Trim the unfinished seam to 1/4″ wide. There’s no need to finish this seam since it will be encased by the
longer seam. (Fig 30)
Fig 30

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