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HOW TO UNDERSTITCH A ARMHOLE/NECKLINE FACING OR LINING

I have used an armhole awith a facing as an example.

1. Stitch your facing to the neck or armhole.

2. After stitching your facing in place trim the seam allowance to 1cm or 3/8 inch

3. Trim a little more off the facing seam allowance only so  the seam allowances are graded. ( This helps eliminate bulk)

4. Snip the curves so that your garment will lay flat when your facing is turned to the wrong side. Be careful not to snip into your stitch line.

5. On the right side use the tip of your iron to press the facing/lining away from the body of the garment. When you are more experienced at edgestitching it is not always necessary to iron.

6. If you do not have an edgestitching foot adjust the needle on your machine to the left or right of the central position depending which side your facing is to.

7. Understitch the facing or lining. The centre of the machine foot should lay over the seam and the needle will stitch 2 to 3mm away on the facing/lining. See above image.

Make sure that you are stitching through both seam allowances aswell as the facing/lining.

Please note that I would not use a contrast colour as on the image. This is just so that you can see where the stitching lies

8. Your facing/lining will now automatically roll to the back of the garment by  approximately 2/3mm.

9. Press from the right side and you will have the most beautiful clean finished edge.