French and flat felled seams
Countries such as India and Indonesia produce a lot of garments that are French seamed or Flat felled seamed. From what I understand it is mainly because the company producing the garments either contracts out the work to seamstresses/machinists who do not have over lockers, or they don’t have over lockers in their factories. I have seen documentaries where villages in remote areas use the old Treadle machines because they do not have electricity. Technology [...]