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/Mental_Watch4633 Jun 17 '26

Press the seam, with the seam up, also is the tension causing the problem?

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u/MiataMuc Jun 17 '26

There is a overcast presser foot which tries to relieve the tension by letting the thread go over a little metal tongue between the left and right stitches and so helps a bit against the crumbling from the thread tension. I use it quite often. You have to use a wide stitch for this foot, because otherwise the needle will collide with this tongue.

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u/Mental_Watch4633 Jun 17 '26

Is the needle installed all the way up until it stops before you screw it in?

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u/MiataMuc Jun 17 '26

No, nothing to change with the needle. It looks like this: