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 A lap felled seam always gives a tailored look to the garment. It is used in making men’s shirts, underwear and pajamas, also for boys shirts, wash trousers, underwear and pajamas. It gives a plain blouse style to tailor it with a lap felled seam. It is a good finish, too, at the shoulder of little girls’ wash dresses.

A lap felled seam never looks nice in transparent material such as chiffon or very thin muslins.

A Slot Seam.—Where the edges of two pieces are turned under and they are joined to an inset section, tuck fashion, the joining is called a slot seam. It really adds a trimming. See Fig. 52.

The center front of a skirt is often finished with a slot seam. It’s a pretty way, too, of trimming children’s clothes, especially if the under section is of contrasting material. A navy blue serge with the undersections of the slot seams bright red or green is effective. A little girl’s dress may have slot seams at the center-front, the center-back and the sides of the skirt; also at the center-front of the waist.

To make a slot seam, bind either edge of the under facing. See binding, Lesson II. Turn under the edges of the two pieces to be joined and lap them over the under facing, letting the edges of the two pieces just