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Customer told me my seams were 'too visible' so I changed my whole technique
Had a lady about 6 months ago point at a seam I did and say she could feel it with her hand. I been doing seams the same way for 10 years. She was right though. Switched to a wider seam roller and started trimming the edges at a sharper angle before joining. Now I can run my hand over a seam and barely feel a thing. Anyone else get called out like that and change something up?
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johnson.paul6d ago
Huh, that's a good point about the sharper angle on the edges. I always figured a straight cut was fine, but now that you mention it, a sharper angle probably lets the seam sit flatter. I've been cutting mine at a clean 45 degrees for years and never had a complaint about feel. Might be worth checking your seam roller width too, I use a 1/4 inch one and it's never let me down.
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Yeah thats a good point about the 45 degree cut, I think a lot of guys just do a straight line and hope for the best. The sharper angle really lets the seam sit down into the groove better, kind of like how a dovetail joint locks in place. I started doing about 60 degrees on my edges and it made a huge difference with the roller too, the material doesnt bunch up as much at the overlap. The wider roller helped spread the pressure more even, so now I get a flat seam that pretty much disappears after a few passes. Took me a few tries to get the angle right but now its second nature.
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