Zig Zag Finish Your Seams with a Zig Zag Presser Foot

Even if you don't own a serger or a sew and serge presser foot, you can finish your seams neatly to protect your garment from raveling. Use a simple method of zig zag sewing over the edge of your seams. This video tutorial shows you how to do that with the seam pressed open or closed.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• sewing
• Singer
• machine
• presser
• foot
• zig
• zag
• finish
• seams

[emilyhale27]

I cant see what you are doing, could you use white thread instead?

[sewmarm]

@emilyhale27

I've incorporated that suggestion into newer videos, but I'm not going to go back and redo a video. Hey, it's free. ;)

[RuiCarinhoso]

Hello. Good video but the colour of the thread should be diferent from the fabric to see better the exemple.

[sewmarm]

@RuiCarinhoso

Yes, this was one of my first vids. I try to do that now on my later videos. Happy sewing!

[Bobo411]

Thanks for the vids. I'm going to be honest, I've borrowed a bunch of books from the library on beginner sewing, and I still have no idea what's going on - I don't understand with just the pictures and text.

[sewmarm]

@Bobo411

Jump in and try it, cuz you're right!

[DeniseEKMartin]

THANK YOU!! ALL THIS TIME I thought I had to go out and buy a $300-$400 Serger or have raveled edges, and I now discover I could have done this with a zig-zag stitch!?!?

It's so hard to learn to sew these days--virtually no one sews anymore, so I've been mostly self-taught. I'm getting the feeling that my hobby could have been a LOT less frustrating years ago.

Thank you to YouTube and SewMarm! You made my day!!

[faithm]

Does needle position matter?

[faithm]

Ditto on the relief that I don't need a serger.

[BaoUnit]

WHAT! This is magical! I was researching an alternative to an overlocking singer but this is perfect.

[wackywankavator]

@sewmarm

True, that, working on my first tunic for a Halloween costume. Regardless of how much you read you're going to have issues. For me it was a day and a half wondering why the bobbin thread kept bird nesting (too much tension on the needle thread). So it goes. Won't know anything until you start sewing though.

[anaturalredhead]

I'm just learning to sew and found this very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to make and share your videos. =)

[azurielyahYsrayl]

Really smart to use black thread on black fabric! You can't see anything! What a waste.

[vintagepremoon]

Bravo. Simple and very helpful.

[TheLitleVampireBat]

awesome tutorial i was able to do it with out the zig zag fooot!