Perfect seams: How to finish a sweater

How to sew a sweater together - sleeves, shoulders, armpits, etc in a neat and invisible way.
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This video has three parts: First I show you the basic techniques you need to seam a sweater. Then, I show you a couple of important seaming tips and tricks. And in the last part of this video, you can see me sewing a sweater together using a real project of mine as an example.

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0:00 Introduction to seamed sweaters
1:34 How to seam the sides with a mattress stitch (selvage with selvage stitch)
4:12 How to seam the shoulders (bind-off edge with bind-off edge)
7:48 How to set in the sleeves (bind-off edge with selvage stitch)
12:01 Part II: Sweater seaming tips - chart out your selvages
14:34 Which selvage is best for seaming
17:32 The best way to place increases along the sleeves
19:30 Use sloped bind-offs for neater armholes
20:50 Leave behind long tails for seaming
21:54 Block all pieces to size
23:48 Part III: How to seam a sweater (real-life example)
24:43 Shoulder seams
30:01 Sleeve seam preperation
34:17 How to set in the sleeves
49:01 How to close the side seams

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