Sewing with fabric WHAT?! I'm too used to sewing rubber lol...but I have an old tent that's finally given up the ghost and I need some stuff sacks! After watching a bunch of other videos I'm gonna go with this design, so thanks!!
I like that your cat played an important part in the bag making process. Ive never sewn a stitch but i want to make this bag so im going out to buy a sewing machine,,,,,, and a cat,,
Do you have a different name for this seam, or a more specific definition for a flat-felled seam? I'd like to be as accurate as possible, but the information I was working from referred to this as a flat-felled seam, and I can't find anything online to dispute that. Thanks!
Imagine it with your hands for a second. Place them palms together like a "praying" position. Then bend ALL your fingers over to the left so they lay flat against the back of your left hand, then bend both hands back flat against your left forearm (ouch!) and stitch the whole thing down to that left forearm. I think that's how you did this seam, and its sorta like a hem that's been topstitched down. Quick, simple, and strong. My understanding of a flat fell is more like if you make a "thumbs up" with your left hand, and "thumbs down" with your right hand, then hook your fingers together so all the tips are enclosed under the knuckles of the other hand, then its all sewn flat through the folded fingers. (Sorry about the weird analogy). There are a few methods to achieve this. One method starts with the edges offset about 1/4" for the first pass, then folding and pressing back and forth in a particular way to get it to fall flat before the last stitch. Another way is to start like you did, then trim ONE side down and fold the other side over it. Do a Google Image search for "flat felled seam". The distinction is tiny and not worth the trouble I caused by bringing it up LOL. The main difference is your way has the final stitch going through 5 layers of fabric, and a technical flat felled goes through 4 layers.
I'm going to have nightmares about this ;) That's great info, thanks! I'd love to find an authoritative manual or something that definitively describes the requirements for different seams, etc. I feel like a lot of sewing terms get used pretty loosely (mea culpa), and it makes it all more confusing. But yeah, this might be a to-may-to/to-mah-to thing, too, lol.
thejasonofalltrades It's just a different (bulkier) flat fell. Usually one piece of seam allowance is cut down(or left short) and the other folded over the raw edge and then again. Your version is faster and just as effective. Good job
It is goood to see a collectable Singer in use rather than sitting on a shelf with a "see what I have" sign.
Made one of these with a round bottom for my giant sleeping bag. Used AOR1 camo and red ripstop with paracord drawstring.
Sewing with fabric WHAT?! I'm too used to sewing rubber lol...but I have an old tent that's finally given up the ghost and I need some stuff sacks! After watching a bunch of other videos I'm gonna go with this design, so thanks!!
Don't be scared, you can handle it! ;)
I like that your cat played an important part in the bag making process. Ive never sewn a stitch but i want to make this bag so im going out to buy a sewing machine,,,,,, and a cat,,
+ChurchMouse If you get a cat and a sewing machine, my suggestion is that both be rescued, not new. Thanks for watching!
Very nice
" . . . you've now created a (not technically correct, but much simpler version of a) flat fell seam."
Do you have a different name for this seam, or a more specific definition for a flat-felled seam? I'd like to be as accurate as possible, but the information I was working from referred to this as a flat-felled seam, and I can't find anything online to dispute that.
Thanks!
Imagine it with your hands for a second. Place them palms together like a "praying" position. Then bend ALL your fingers over to the left so they lay flat against the back of your left hand, then bend both hands back flat against your left forearm (ouch!) and stitch the whole thing down to that left forearm. I think that's how you did this seam, and its sorta like a hem that's been topstitched down. Quick, simple, and strong. My understanding of a flat fell is more like if you make a "thumbs up" with your left hand, and "thumbs down" with your right hand, then hook your fingers together so all the tips are enclosed under the knuckles of the other hand, then its all sewn flat through the folded fingers. (Sorry about the weird analogy). There are a few methods to achieve this. One method starts with the edges offset about 1/4" for the first pass, then folding and pressing back and forth in a particular way to get it to fall flat before the last stitch. Another way is to start like you did, then trim ONE side down and fold the other side over it. Do a Google Image search for "flat felled seam". The distinction is tiny and not worth the trouble I caused by bringing it up LOL. The main difference is your way has the final stitch going through 5 layers of fabric, and a technical flat felled goes through 4 layers.
I'm going to have nightmares about this ;)
That's great info, thanks! I'd love to find an authoritative manual or something that definitively describes the requirements for different seams, etc. I feel like a lot of sewing terms get used pretty loosely (mea culpa), and it makes it all more confusing.
But yeah, this might be a to-may-to/to-mah-to thing, too, lol.
thejasonofalltrades
It's just a different (bulkier) flat fell. Usually one piece of seam allowance is cut down(or left short) and the other folded over the raw edge and then again. Your version is faster and just as effective. Good job