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Fig. (50) The first stitching in making a lap felled seam. out the garment and press the seam. Turn both raw edges of the seam in one direction and press the seam. Turn under the raw edge and stitch a second time as shown in Fig. 51.

This gives you a flat seam finished on both sides. Perhaps you are wondering why it is called a lap felled seam when it is stitched by machine. The seam was named at the time when all sewing was done by hand. Then, the first joining was done with running

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