15 most common seam finishes in the 1950s (no serger, no zig zag) | mid 20th c. sewing
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 18. 06. 2024
- for my fellow historical sewists: this video discusses and demonstrates 15 common seam finishes used in the 1950s. Seam finishes really level up a garment. When I first began my historical sewing journey it was difficult to find primary sources on different seam finishes. I am using a sewing manual from 1954 as my main source of evidence along with input from a family member who was a dressmaker in the mid-20th century.
correction: I didn't realize Singer had released a version of their machine with a zig zag as early as the 1930s! I was stupidly thinking of my Morse machine when I mentioned that, sorry for the misinformation. Also, rolled hem presser feet were available in the mid-20th century.
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My mom must have watched this! This is exactly how she taught me! However, I devised an easier flat fell seam! Now everyone does it that way!
As someone not interested in acquiring an overlocker, this is a very helpful overview of finishing options. Some I knew, some were new. Thank you!
Thank you Michelle đ so glad I could be of help! There are so many creative machine straight stitch and hand finish seams out there!
I must say this is one of the most informative video I have ever watched. I think I might watch it again and take notes!
Glad to see someone using a vintage machine!
I am interested, please do it! I am learning so much! Please show more details on each aspect of sewing like you did here, I donât have teachers and I donât know what you are asking or telling us about sometimes. Love the video and donât worry about being to long, just please teach us correctly. Thank you so much for all the research and beautiful work!! God bless!!đ
Caroline, I miss your videos! They are all so well done and your skill is outstanding. I hope all is well with you and your loved ones! Come back soon!!!đđđ
Thank you John, Iâm back! We renovated, sold and purchased a new home. That whole process took so incredibly long. Thankfully I donât ever plan on moving again.
FANTASTIC video! My everyday Singer 201 1936 machine and I thank you! Next time, Iâll grab my shades đ¶ïž to manage the gleam of that fabulous ring. đ Thank you! â€
I learned some new techniques and the right time to use which kind of seam finish.
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I'm thrilled to find your channel! This video is one of the most helpful I've watched on vintage seam finishes. I'd love to see a series on other midcentury sewing techniques.(Also, teal Morse owners UNITE! đ)
thank you so much!
ahhh you have one too?! soo cool! it's my favorite machine
@@CarolineElizabethMartin Mom bought mine from a door to door salesman in 1959, the year before I was manufactured. It's sewn everything from baby dresses to car upholstery and has never needed repair. I wish I could say the same. đ
It's the 305 Deluxe model, that makes zigzag and such via drop-in cams. Best value per dollar my parents ever got!
@@tessTN wow what an amazing story!
This video is fantastic. Thanks for including so many stitches together in one place. Its clicking now. Thank you.
I was gifted a Europro serger. It came w a rolled hem foot. Heard thats unusual. I see that seam in underware. I tried it. Works great.
Totally would be interested in a series. I knew most of these finishes (some of them like the French seam are still popular), but it was good to see a quick catalogued view for how best to use them.
Iâm glad you enjoyed it â€ïž
I would be 8nterested in the techniques series!
I know I'm kind of late, but I think a vintage sewing series would be incredibly helpful.
This is video is extremely helpful, wow. I'm in awe of how you presented so much useful information so concisely. Thank you so so much
Such a nicely researched, produced and presented video.
I've watched this video 2x now, for some reason this really helped me I've watched several seam videos but I think because you get right to the point and show each step quickly and efficently while also mentioning what type of fabric to use it with is perfect for me! I have a sensory sensitive kiddo and while she puts up with serged seams she would prefer no seams or tags ever.This is so helpful, I also really like some of thicker seam finishes you showed, I recently made a hoodie for another of my kids and I just didn't like the inside of it, I'm making her another one using one of the seams you demonstrated! Thank you!
Wow, it is comments like this that keep me doing what I am doing! I am so glad I could be of help and I really appreciate the feedback! I am also team no tag, idk why but they really bother me. Best of luck on the hoodie. I am sure it will be beautiful!
@@CarolineElizabethMartin also well done on the new home, I went to high school in Fairfax, VA and I miss all the great access to history - literally every where you look! Love the house!
Outstanding demo. Thanks.
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Rolled hem feet have been available for sewing machines since before the 1950s. I have an original box of MORSE feet similar to what would have come with that Toyota made MORSE Super Dial that contains one. They are quite ubiquitous across all Class 15 clones and any low shank vintage model will take them.
Oh cool I didnât know Morse had such attachments for a rolled hem.
do you know if they had a button hole attachment? I would love to get my hands on one
@@CarolineElizabethMartin Don't know if there was ever a Morse branded model, but any low-shank button holer will work. Griest was the third party attachment manufacturer that made them for everyone. Singer, White, Kenmore, etc. They all came from the same place and should work the same on your machine. Since the Super Dial has dropping feed dogs, you won't even need to worry about the feed dog cover.
This very useful. Yes Iâm interested in a mid century sewing series.
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this is very informative Ty so much for this video!
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This is so informative and more complete than anything I had seen before. Thanks for sharing!
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Please do the mid-century sewing tutorial I would definitely watch as I said I love watching your videos
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Love your video I'm learning to perfect hand sewing. Very important as a seamstress. Love your sewing machine I have my mother's antique singer sewing machine from 1964. Gonna put it in the shop for repairs
I am so glad I could help. I'm sure your machine is gorgeous, Singers are some of my favorite machines.
Iâve got my nanâs 1931 singer. I learnt to sew with it it sewsâ so beautifully
@@keelyjohnston19 oh wow that's amazing. My grandmother also passed her mid-century singer onto me, it needs to be restored pretty badly- definitely a future project!
Nice Morse!
I have sewn with home and industrial machines for many years, lots of custom work for clients, and a few years of production sewing of outerwear. I am so pleased thanks to you Caroline to add several new seam stitches to repertoire đ
Iâm so happy I could be of help Julia đ
I LOVE this video, thank you sooooo much ! .. If you ever have a little spare time and wouldn't mind, could you do a short video on french seams, using a patterned fabric .. I'm still somehow having trouble with that one.
I would love to see a mid century sewing series!
This is sooooo useful!! Thank you!
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Just found your channel and I know this is from a while back, but I'd love to see a series on mid-century sewing techniques!
Thank you! I want to start sewing and just bought a 1918 singer 99k lol đ I will have some old attachments feet as well soon. I was just trying to look up how to do seems . I would love videos showing basics and how to use old machines / vintage pressor feet. I love your videos
Thank you! So cool, I have an old singer as well but it needs to be restored badly. I was thinking of doing some future videos on historical machines đ
hey cool, there were a couple I didn't know here!
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I would absolutely love a mid century series! Thank you so much for this tutorial, it was so easy to follow! Can I suggest that you mention subscribing at some point in your video? You have such amazing videos with great view numbers that can translate to more followers if you tell us what to do. đ Just a thought! Many blissings to you and yours! Be well âš
Thank you Zuri, thatâs so kind. When Iâm done editing the video I kick myself for not mentioning it lol I always forget
Great tutorial. Please recommend a stitch for knit seams - Not Serger. They itch me terribly. AND same for woven - Not serger - I sew blouses Only.
This was really enlightening, thank you! Which of these might you recommend for a dotted swiss? My seams are more visible in my top layer of fabric than I anticipated, but since I already assembled the skirt, I'm unwilling to take it apart to do a French seam.
If you donât want to disassemble it to do a French seam (which I totally understand lol) I would do a flat felled seam
I hate the extra brainwork required (re: math and construction order) for french seams but I love the finish. Everyone who is like me Needs to go watch kittenish behaviour's french seam pocket tutorial.
I have a persistent paranoia about raw edges so no pinked seams or overcasting for me... So I used to faux french seam or hand-finish my pocket edges. No more!
I did know most of these but it was really nice to see someone else go over them. One or two like the single-bound had me going *wait, that's just a variation on that other thing, why didn't I think of that?*. I do hope you'll do more of these midcentury sewing videos, it would be nice to see the line of thinking used at the time!
I also wanted to quickly mention that a double lapped seam is also known as a counterhem seam, and a double bound seam is more commonly called a hong kong finish! Commonly seen in unlined jackets and coats as it works great for heavier fabrics (and can be a fun accent).
Double folding (vs single fold) before you turn-and-stitch is also an option if you dislike raw edges (can you tell it's a Thing for me?). It's a bit like a faux french seam only pressed open and with 2 lines of stitching.
I always hate doing French seams because they take longer but then I love the result so I feel ya!
@@IncongruousFox thatâs really cool to know! I figured there were modern names for these seam finishes. Like you said, itâs interesting to examine the line of thought from the mid-century. I plan on doing more videos! đ
Which one would you recommend for a skirt with a zipper on one side? Thank you :)
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Where are you? I hope you are ok. Hopefully youâre just busy and we will get a new video soon. I miss you I love your videos. I hope you have a lovely day.
Hey Keely, sorry for my lil sabbatical I was renovating my home to sell and then we moved so it was a whole process (and took so much longer than I thought). I was itching to get back to making videos. Thankfully I donât plan on moving again so I donât anticipate any more extended breaks.
@@CarolineElizabethMartin I just watched your new video your new home is stunning Iâm so happy for you
Really wish you had shown the right side of each of these so we could tell what would be visible.
Bingo! very good very well done but I too really missed that. Lay it down seam side up like you did than turn the farthest edge with the seam, up and lay it back on itself both sides together. If the light isn't good, maybe hold that top edge up so to see the folds better. But that might not be needed cause it looks like you actually seem to pay attention to light, all in all very well done. Sorry I'm always a year late.
Evening Ms. Martin. Thank you for the distraction, it is badly needed. We live in Centretown (downtown) Ottawa. So for the past couple of weeks we've been quite literally surrounded by Nazi and 'confederate' flag enthusiasts. Anything with Pride Regalia is a shattered window. My husband was physically attacked on Monday coming home from the city Chaplaincy (he's an Anglican Vocational Deacon). We have a detective assigned to the case, but there is such a spike in hate crimes that I doubt the attacker will ever be caught. Meanwhile, the only way I get to see my neighborhood is through the 'protesters' live streams. Unfortunately that means that I have to add to my police file for threats against the Prime Minister and the residents of this city because of what's flying past in the live chat. I've flagged these channels every day since I started. You Tube is about as responsive as the police.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
By-the-by the legacy straight stitch machines like the Singer 99 have an option for zig zag. The first feet came out sometime in the 30's or 40's. By 1950 Singer had the Automatic Zigzagger Foot. There are 4 different packages for cams for stitch designs. Which means there was enough pressure from our Grandmothers that the company was forced to find a workaround.
Yes to a series on 1950's dress making techniques.
Hi Cathy, I am so glad I could be an escape from the madness occurring in Ottawa and Iâm so sorry that happened to your husband, that is awful. Hopefully the attacker will be charged.
That is really great to know, I had no idea! Thank you
@@CarolineElizabethMartin The Atomic/Acme-style buttonholer foot that came out in 1960 seems to be the last major push for attachment feet that would fit the old vintage ladies like the Singer 99.
My guess is it's hard to ignore your customer base when you do home-repair visits and you have a storefront in every major city. Way to go Grannies.
Told you presser feet attachments are their own little universe... I got the set before Ms. Banner starts to figure out all of that hand work she does could be finished in half the time with the feet in her Singer Puzzle Box. If she ever gets around to it, feet price will go through the everliving roof. Not that they're all that cheep now...
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