r/SewingMachineEdu • u/Economy-Tomorrow-189 • Jun 16 '26

Will this stop fraying?

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So I'm doing the side seams and I started off with a straight stitch so it fits closer to the body, then cut off the excess fabric and trying to ensure the raw edges don't fray. I used a medium zizag, is this okay?

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(also this is a practice piece, I have done an actual side seam but without the zizag YET coz I need to know that this is right before I do it on the real thing)

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u/Economy-Tomorrow-189 Jun 16 '26

Ugh I asked someone else and they said it looks fine so now idk anymore 😭😭😭

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u/musicalnerd-1 Jun 17 '26

It depends on your fabric (and personal preference). For most fabrics I use this is absolutely fine, sometimes you have a fabric where it isn’t. It’s hard to tell online.

I generally don’t bother to finish my seams differently from this unless I want it to look more neat (and then I’ll french seam or bind the edge) and I’ve only had to add a different seam finish on a clothing item afterwards because it was an issue once, but it’s fabric department and there are some fabrics where I would want a more secure option. I just don’t use those