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Feb 19, 2008 at 12:22 pm #1227372
Any suggestions on how to finish seams on a nylon ripstop windshirt?
I like the idea of taping the seams, except I dont know how much weight it would add. I could do a flat felled, or french seam, but I think it is more difficult and would love to save myself the trouble…Feb 19, 2008 at 2:25 pm #1421166I guess that I don't see much point in taping the seams of a rip-stop wind-shirt. The purpose of seam taping is to waterproof a seam that would otherwise leak. Taping is most often done with Goretex and other WPB fabrics. Since a wind-shirt is not intended to be waterproof, there is no need for the tape. I generally use either a flat-felled seam or a French seam on the wind-shirts that I make. Either seam encloses the raw edge, keeps it from unraveling and gives a nice finished look. A French seam is not that difficult; a flat-felled seam can be a real bugger if you are working in close quarters like the inside of a sleeve. Also, a flat-felled seam really shows up wandering stitch lines so you need to work slowly and carefully when using it.
Feb 19, 2008 at 2:41 pm #1421167You are probably right about taping, I just thought it would be an easy way to protect the raw edges.
What about this method described on a page for kite-making?
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pdj/seams.htm
I dont know if this is called taped seams or not. I think it would be easier than flat felled seams, but produce the same effect.Feb 20, 2008 at 3:06 pm #1421309I use a serger, but a tight zig-zag with an overlock presser foot also works.
Feb 20, 2008 at 11:00 pm #1421384A French seam ends up looking similar, but it's less work.
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