Seam roll

How it is used

Useful for narrow seams and sleeves; its rounded support keeps allowance edges away from the pressing surface.

Example sentences

1. Press the sleeve seam over a seam roll to avoid flattening the entire sleeve.

   A narrow support concentrates pressing on the intended seam area.

2. The seam roll kept the allowance edges from marking the face of the wool.

   The curved support helps limit unwanted impressions in the outer cloth.

Common collocations

• pressing seam roll
• use a seam roll

Related terms

• seam allowanceThe extra fabric between the stitching line and the cut edge of a pattern piece, which makes it possible to sew and finish the seam.
• finishingTreatments given to fabric after weaving, knitting or dyeing to improve its look, feel or performance, such as softening, brushing or anti-shrink processes.

More terms: Sewing & Construction

• seam
• stitch
• overlock
• pleat
• gather
• topstitching
• French seam
• flat-felled seam
• Hong Kong finish
• understitching
• staystitching
• pad stitching