Garment & Textile · Seam
Seam — French Seam
Enclosed seam: stitch wrong sides first, trim, then stitch right sides enclosing raw edge.
Pronunciation: 🇺🇸 US
/frɛnʧ sim/ 🇬🇧 UK/frɛnʧ sim/Definition
Enclosed seam: stitch wrong sides first, trim, then stitch right sides enclosing raw edge.
Industrialist View
Used on sheer, light, and luxury fabrics where raw edge is visible.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Total SA ~1 cm; first stitch 5 mm, trim to 3 mm, second 6 mm.
Construction & Use
Couture hallmark.
Related Terms
Hong Kong Seam, Flat-felled Seam