How to Flat-Fell a Seam by Dan Wambaugh

[paulcalloway]

Many thanks to Dan Wambaugh of W.W. & Company (http://www.wwandcompany.com/) for putting together this summary of how to flat-fell seams.

[CHall]

Excellent instructions!

Thanks Dan, I will put this to work with my sewing projects.

[mrgrzeskowiak]

Great! Thanks

[Wabash&Erie]

Exactly what I've needing! And easy to understand too!! Lucky me!

Mark Wallace

[yeoman]

Sir, thanks for making this stitch easy to understand, will put it to great use, thanks again.

[hoosiersojer]

I'll echo what has already been said...


:DThanks,Dan! Thanks,Paul!

[ElizabethClark]

The felling stitch can also be worked right to left, which is generally more comfortable for right-dominant stitchers.

Thanks, Dan W!

[Dan Wambaugh]

Elizabeth,

In truth I also sew right to left, it's just that a number of pictures are flipped because as I'm sure you can tell my camera (and my iron) was acting up in a big way that day. Normally I like to take about five shots per step when I'm doing the instruction book for a kit, but that day I only took one or two and when I finished I found that they all came out rather fuzzy. Perhaps some day Paul will be willing to let me resubmit the article with some clearer shots. :)


Best,

Dan

[hiplainsyank]

I've never been exactly clear on what stitch to use for topstitching. How to do that might be a good tutorial as well.

[ElizabethClark]

Dan, you ought to leave the flipped pics, add the un-flipped, and just label the flipped ones, "Left-hand dominant sewists". :) I've had to learn to demonstrate most stitches ambidexterously, and the left-handed among us appreciate it greatly.

[sallyryan]

Once upon a time when I was still teaching Middle School home economics and basic hand stitching, I practiced and practiced until I could teach left handed as well as right handed. I wasn't as adept with my left hand, but I could have my students stand behind me to see how and what to do to make their stitches. I still have former students come up to me and thank me for teaching me how to mend a seam, sew a button, iron a shirt. Ahhh, the good old days!

[intheblue25]

Thank you for the excellent instructions