← 3.4 Clothing Construction Processes

Neatening an open seam

Home Science · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

After an open seam is pressed, each raw edge is finished by overcasting, machine zig-zag or (less securely) pinking so cotton and kitenge do not fray.

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