Uploaded March 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Note! This was initially created to help a forum member who was having problems with her faux flat felled seam in her jeans. I decided to make it public after a few others found it useful. I hope you find it useful as well.
Here is a link to a high shank 6mm flat felled seam foot:
allbrands.com/products/22760-p60971-6mm-wide-flat-fell-seam-foot-clear-sole-hig
In this video I demonstrate one of the many ways I've sewn a professional flat felled jeans seams (just like the industrial felling machines do) on a home sewing machine. This is for the people that struggle keeping their seams together when sewing them. Using this method should help you get the professional look and seam strength you need on your crotch and inside leg seam on your home sewn jeans.
In the past I've seen the home sewers method of sewing what I call a faux flat felled seam; the one where they have you sew the first seam right sides together then trim method. Technically, this results in an encased seam, but not a true flat felled seam.
I personally never felt this technique taught to home sewers could stand up to the abuse and stress that jeans were originally designed for. I wear jeans daily and they take a lot of abuse. I tried the faux technique on one pair I made and within 2 weeks the threads were showing stress on the seam. Meanwhile, jeans I've sewn using the technique I demo in this video have lasted without any sign of stress on the seam... other than the normal desired aged wearing signs. ;)
If you have a different way of achieving a TRUE flat felled seam then I'd love to hear about it. By true I mean the seams are interlocked and both seams are sewn through all 4 layers of the fabric encasing the raw edges to provide the reinforcement this seam was intended to provide.
After receiving several emails regarding this video let me address a few thing:
1. You can use a fabric glue stick. However, a bottle of Elmer's School Glue was $1.49. Last time I checked the price of a Fabric Glue Stick it cost $2.79 and it was the size of chap stick.
2. You don't have to wait for glue to dry if you hit it with a hot iron. You can take it to your machine and start sewing.
Note! This was initially created to help a forum member who was having problems with her faux flat felled seam in her jeans. I decided to make it public after a few others found it useful. I hope you find it useful as well.
Here is a link to a high shank 6mm flat felled seam foot:
allbrands.com/products/22760-p60971-6mm-wide-flat-fell-seam-foot-clear-sole-hig
In this video I demonstrate one of the many ways I've sewn a professional flat felled jeans seams (just like the industrial felling machines do) on a home sewing machine. This is for the people that struggle keeping their seams together when sewing them. Using this method should help you get the professional look and seam strength you need on your crotch and inside leg seam on your home sewn jeans.
In the past I've seen the home sewers method of sewing what I call a faux flat felled seam; the one where they have you sew the first seam right sides together then trim method. Technically, this results in an encased seam, but not a true flat felled seam.
I personally never felt this technique taught to home sewers could stand up to the abuse and stress that jeans were originally designed for. I wear jeans daily and they take a lot of abuse. I tried the faux technique on one pair I made and within 2 weeks the threads were showing stress on the seam. Meanwhile, jeans I've sewn using the technique I demo in this video have lasted without any sign of stress on the seam... other than the normal desired aged wearing signs. ;)
If you have a different way of achieving a TRUE flat felled seam then I'd love to hear about it. By true I mean the seams are interlocked and both seams are sewn through all 4 layers of the fabric encasing the raw edges to provide the reinforcement this seam was intended to provide.
After receiving several emails regarding this video let me address a few thing:
1. You can use a fabric glue stick. However, a bottle of Elmer's School Glue was $1.49. Last time I checked the price of a Fabric Glue Stick it cost $2.79 and it was the size of chap stick.
2. You don't have to wait for glue to dry if you hit it with a hot iron. You can take it to your machine and start sewing.
