{"id":59795,"date":"2021-08-20T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=59795"},"modified":"2021-08-20T16:37:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T20:37:49","slug":"hong-kong-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/hong-kong-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hong Kong Finish, My Favorite Way To Finish A Garment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish.jpg\" alt=\"hong kong finish\" class=\"wp-image-60411 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish.jpg 940w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish-500x419.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish-150x126.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 940\/788;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish.jpg\" alt=\"hong kong finish\" class=\"wp-image-60411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish.jpg 940w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish-500x419.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hong-kong-finish-150x126.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hong Kong finish is my favorite way to finish a seam.\u00a0 I discovered it when I was 13 years old on a garment my grandmother wore&#8230;a <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/how-to-sew-a-corset-in-a-day\/\">corset<\/a>.\u00a0 My sewing machine could only do a straight stitch and an ugly zigzag.\u00a0 So I took to using the Hong Kong finish like a duck to water.\u00a0 But I always wondered why it had that name?\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer was given to me in 1999 by one of the oldest living tailors in Singapore.\u00a0 After all, this type of seam finish has been a favorite of Haute Couture throughout the 19th century and is still used today, although it is not called that way, but rather a bias-bound seam finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59801 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59798 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people don't realize that this stitch represents one of the reasons Hong Kong got to be as rich as it is today.\u00a0 Many types of manufacturing, including garment manufacturing, shaped the economy of Hong Kong from small fishing villages to ugly overpopulated slums, and finally to dense rows of high-rise buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59800 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-1.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Banking and real estate did the rest&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the war, European, and American manufacturing of ready-to-wear garments began to use the factories in Hong Kong for the production of their most labor-intensive garments.\u00a0 High-fashion labels found the scarcity of skilled workers and high wages difficult to keep up with the demands of the market. A market that had a ravenous taste for dresses, pantsuits, and jackets made at much cheaper prices than hand-made tailored garments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hong Kong manufacturing offered the answers to these companies due to the flow line production process, otherwise known as mass production, which cuts downtime and costs increasing the number of goods that can be manufactured.&nbsp; Summer jackets, pants, and suits for once were able to be worn without the lining, reducing the cost of the garment and the comfortability of the wearer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hong Kong finish became the go-to seam finish for high and mid-market fashion for unlined mass-produced tailored garments.\u00a0 This prompted the growth of many small sewing shops throughout the island specializing in piece work;\u00a0 before sleeves were sewn in the garment or the waist of trouser put in they were sent to be sewn binding the seam allowance with bias tape, hence its name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Make The Hong Kong Finish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways to do it, buy your own bias tape or <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/making-continuous-bias-binding-tape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make your own<\/a>.\u00a0 Both have advantages and disadvantages but the main thing you need to remember is to match the bias tape material to the garment.\u00a0 If you have washed the fabric (natural fiber fabric) and are using <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/smooth-shimmery-silk-satin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">satin polyester<\/a> as your fabric this should be ok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best fabric to make the Hong Kong finish is cotton batiste, spray starch onto the fabric before cutting and you will end up with a very crisp and easy to work with bias tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Store-Bought Bias Tape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step One:<\/strong> Iron or finger press the seam open, this makes it easier to work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the bias tape and place the slimmer side of the tape right side down<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59809 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> matching the raw edges of both the bias tape and the seam allowance. Sew right on the first crease at 1\/4&#8243; from the edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sew on the first crease at 1\/4&#8243; from the edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/So-Sew-Easy.com-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59810 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/So-Sew-Easy.com-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/So-Sew-Easy.com-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/So-Sew-Easy.com-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/So-Sew-Easy.com-1.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/So-Sew-Easy.com-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/So-Sew-Easy.com-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/So-Sew-Easy.com-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/So-Sew-Easy.com-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/So-Sew-Easy.com-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"329\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-500x329.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59817 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-500x329.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-1536x1010.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-2048x1347.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-150x99.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/329;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-500x329.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-500x329.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-1536x1010.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-2048x1347.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-1-150x99.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn the bias tape over the raw edge of the seam allowance, notice how one side is longer than the other?&nbsp; This is so you can stitch the tape on the right side catching perfectly the underside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-500x315.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59814 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-500x315.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-768x484.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-1536x967.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-2048x1290.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-150x94.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/315;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-500x315.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-500x315.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-768x484.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-1536x967.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-2048x1290.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1128-2-150x94.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59825 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Stitch the bias tape using the stitch on the ditch technique.&nbsp; This is not my best stitch, it requires great concentration and my mind tends to wander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59820 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-1.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Add-a-heading-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59838\" class=\"wp-image-59838 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59838\" class=\"wp-image-59838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1130-2-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59837\" class=\"wp-image-59837 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59837\" class=\"wp-image-59837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1131-3-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59825\" class=\"wp-image-59825 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59825\" class=\"wp-image-59825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1132-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59840\" class=\"wp-image-59840 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59840\" class=\"wp-image-59840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1133-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is what the Hong Kong finish looks like in an actual garment. My unlined jacket in reverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"432\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-500x432.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59842 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-500x432.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-300x259.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-768x664.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-1536x1327.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-2048x1769.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-150x130.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/432;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-500x432.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-500x432.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-300x259.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-768x664.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-1536x1327.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-2048x1769.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1120-150x130.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59843 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong finish \" class=\"wp-image-59843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1112-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This type of finished has its origins in the handmade garments of the early 19th century where bias strips were cut to bind the seam allowances of the corsets, rendering them much more durable because it protected the fabric (often silk) from raveling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its origins were born out of the necessity to make a garment last longer in times when it took weeks to make one. Now its become the trademark finish in an Island where time and speed became their most valuable currency.\u00a0 Small sweatshops have moved away from Hong Kong to be replaced by high-tech garment industries manned mostly by computerized machines, just as it did decades before in Europe.\u00a0 \u00a0Still,\u00a0 garment manufacturing remains one of the biggest employers of people in Hong Kong today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The high price of real estate and high wages has forced the factories to invest in the latest technology to replace the labor-intensive part of the production.\u00a0 Technology has made the small sewing shop become more efficient.\u00a0 Today all that remains of those slums are the murals on the walls for tourists and passersby to admire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59871 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-4-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-4-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-4.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-4-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-4-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-4.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The state of our culture is written in our walls, I can't help to observe in wonder the strong similarities between these two pictures every single square houses a story of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-5-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59873 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-5-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-5-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-5.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-5-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-5-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-5-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-5.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59874 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-1.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What story is being sewn in Hong Kong today?&nbsp; Will Hong Kong or the finish be the one to remain in the seams of the island's history?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find yourselves in Hong Kong do not miss the following places off the beaten track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59803\" class=\"wp-image-59803 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/450;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59803\" class=\"wp-image-59803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"59804\" class=\"wp-image-59804 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design-1-copy-2-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; 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Why not try <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/flat-felled-seam-finish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the flat fell seam<\/a>, perfect for winter fabrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave in the comments section below if you like this type of seam, have you used it or have ever lived or visited Hong Kong.&nbsp; I am always happy to read your comments, it is my favorite part of writing in this blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kind Regards to all, Happy Sewing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"84\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pin-Me.jpg\" alt=\"recycling old placemats\" class=\"wp-image-23941 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pin-Me.jpg 275w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pin-Me-150x46.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 275px; 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