To put it simply, faggoting creates an heirloom effect on the body of garments as well as collars and cuffs. It may be created by hand and by machine.
To put it better: faggoting is a row of stitching that runs between two pieces of fabric to create an openwork effect. This same effect (faggoting) is seen on some women’s and girl’s clothing, but the most common place I have seen faggoting recently on on table linens and napkins.
When creating faggoting with a sewing machine, use an open-toe embroidery foot so you can see exactly where you are stitching. The most common stitches to use for faggoted seams are the feather stitch and the multi-stitch zigzag stitch. Just make sure that the stitch you select can be centered evenly between the fabric openings.
Faggoting by hand may also be done with a variety of stitches. The feather stitch, herringbone stitch, and cross stitch are perfect choices. Use embroidery floss in the same color as your fabric to give projects an heirloom look.
Hopefully, this explains the faggoted seam a bit for you — a lot of times, information on this type of seam is hard to find, and I hope this helped you!
Submitted by: Loretta Crowder
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