Why Finish a Seam?

Seam finishes are an essential part of garment and accessory construction when working with woven fabrics. In addition to providing neat and tidy insides, the finishing stitch is what keeps your fabric from fraying or unraveling and ultimately weakening your construction stitch.

What does it mean to finish a seam?

A seam finish is something that is done to the cut edge of the seam to prevent it from raveling. The method you choose is determined by the fabric's characteristics. ... Unfinished or Plain: This method is appropriate for fabrics that do not ravel- usually only stable knits and bonded fabrics.

What's the main reason for finishing the seam edge?

A seam finish is a treatment that secures and neatens the raw edges of a plain seam to prevent raveling, by sewing over the raw edges or enclosing them in some sort of binding. On mass-produced clothing, the seam allowances of plain seams are usually trimmed and stitched together with an overlock stitch using a serger.