Originally Posted by tryitall
The only time I heard of it was when my aunt was making pillow cases and she said that she did a French seam. She explained it, but that was SOME time ago. Sorry
A french seam is different. I've heard it described as "first you sew it wrong then you sew it right!" But what you do is - sew the seam (like the one on the pillowcase) WRONG sides together about 1/4 ". Then turn it so the right sides are together and sew it again about 3/8" being sure to encase the first seam. It gives a seam a nice finish without having to zigzag or serge. Often used on heirloom clothing.