1cm seam??

Question

If a pattern calls for 1cm seam, what size seam is that? Helping my grandson make a mole (stuffed ground mole) for science class for extra points. He told me I could help him if I wanted. LOL..I guess this isn't off topic since somewhere a needle and thread is involved. Haven't decided if the sewing machine will have a part in this project or not since he is the one doing it. When my grandson was little, now a almost

6 ft. almost 15 year old, he use to sit on the floor and push on my pedal while I tried to sew. Oh the memories trying to sew and quilt with him around. Michele from Ohio

Lizzy Taylor · Accepted Answer

Yep 3/8" = 0.95cm so is a perfectly functional approximation.

FYI 1" = 2.54cm

To get from inches to centimetres just multiply your inch measurement by

2.54.

To get from centimetres to inches divide your centimetre measurement by 2.54

Lizzy

Charlotte Hippen · Answer

It is roughly 3/8in.  IIRC.

NightMist · Answer

Bigger than a quilt seam and smaller than a clothes seam. If you do use the machine just mark a centimeter on a card and tape it down. Metric is the funny side of the tape measure with the real skinny marks. (G)

So is a ground mole a general or a special mole?

NightMist

Lenore L · Answer

That is a quarter inch seam--like in quilting.Happy sewing!

witchylady914 · Answer

Thank you for answering my question. A ground mole to me looks like anover size mouse or on that order. When I have seen one which isn't oftenI usually let out a scream..I think they can cause problems for yourgarden and flowers..Actually I know very little about ground moles. Justknow they exist and now will help my grandson make a stuffed one.Michele from Ohio

Lizzy Taylor · Answer

1/4" is 0.635cm or half a centimetre for practical purposes so would be too small for this pattern.Lizzy

Polly Esther · Answer

No one's mentioned a neat tool that would solve this and many other little measuring questions. One of my sewing machines arrived with a metal ruler with a slider on it. It has inches (only 6) on one side and those mm things on the other. Mine is kept right in front of my SM and is great for translating measurements, checking measurements, marking buttonhole placement - it's a great little tool. Only costs $ 1.10 at Nancy's Notions

formatting link

I couldn't quite figure out how to show it to you - when you go there you have to ask for 6" sewing gauge. It will even help you hem a skirt but I hope you don't have to do much of that. Polly

Bobbie Sews Moore · Answer

Had one of these for lots of years.  When I have extra time at Joann's Iwalk around looking to see just what might be new that someone thought of.Barbara in FL

1cm seam??

Join the Discussion

Didn't find your answer?