felled seam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

felled seam felled seams
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