felled seam

English

Noun

felled seam (plural felled seams)

  1. (textiles) A seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge of fabric, then stitching the fold down. The fold encases the raw edges, which protects them from fraying, and may be secured with a topstitch or a whipstitch.
    Synonyms: flat-fell seam, flat-felled seam
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