Learn three easy ways to finish your seam with only cutting tools and a regular sewing machine! This step-by-step beginner sewing tutorial walks you through the techniques of a pinked seam finish, a turned under seam finish, and a zigzag seam finish. Try each out and pick the one you like the best.

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Does this sound like you? You’re new to sewing and you don't know how to start. You want to make clothes but you don’t know how to choose the right fabric, read a pattern, or take your measurements. You need help learning the foundations of sewing with step-by-step instructions and explanations. That's where I come in.

Hi, I'm Toni! Welcome to Sew Sew Lounge! I teach beginner sewists basic sewing techniques to build skills and grow. Learn to sew one pattern at a time.

I started sewing in college when I majored in Textile & Apparel Design. There were years of sewing disasters and embarrassing low grades. Learning to sew was a long process of trial and error...LOTS of errors...and seam ripping! But after all that I can now sit down and sew commercial patterns and ones I’ve designed myself.

At Sew Sew Lounge, you'll find step-by-step beginner sewing techniques, tips, and all the info you need to start sewing and lay the groundwork to sew whatever you want!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:07 Welcome to Sew Sew Lounge
0:20 What are seam finishes?
0:46 3 Ways to finish seams
1:04 Using pinking to finish you seams
1:32 Close-up using pinking shears
2:27 "Pinking" with a rotary cutter
3:09 Comparing seams finishes using rotary cutter vs. pinking shears
3:50 "Turn under" seam finish using a straight stitch
4:25 Close-up sewing a "turned under" seam finish with a straight stitch
6:08 Using a zigzag stitch to finish a seam
6:19 How to adjust you sewing machine for a zigzag stitch
7:05 Close-up sewing a zigzag seam finish
9:12 Trim edge along zigzag stitch
9:46 Try out the different finishes to see which you like best
9:55 Conclusion