Garment & Textile · Seam

Seam — Bound (Hong Kong)

Seam whose raw edges are bound with bias strips of thin fabric.

Origin

Couture

Era

Modern

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Industrialist View

Unlined jackets, couture.

Tailor & Garment-Worker View

Cut bias 2.5 cm; fold over raw edge; stitch in the ditch.

Construction & Use

Takes 3–5× time of overlock.

Dictionary Entry

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