Press the seams together, flip over so the seam is down, and shape gently into a ball.
—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
French seams, which both require more materials and require more construction time than other finishing options; the seam allowance is long enough to allow the raw edge to be folded back and hidden away with tiny, invisible stitches.
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