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I recently received pants ordered form Ambrosi. The pants were made with open lap seams as requested. However, the seams are inward facing. I have never seen lap seams that did not face outward. Any comments?

Does this concern you? I can't see how it could possibly matter in any way. If you prefer them to point the other way, you should let them know if you order again.

FWIW, I have pants with lap seams that point in both directions. I never noticed until your post.

It would matter to me, as unfinished lap seams, which these must be since they "point", open up at the knee when you sit. I think they look better pointing rearward. This is the kind of thing I would mention in advance if I thought about it and be upset if it were done the other way. On the other hand, if I didn't mention it, I would live with it as delivered and quickly get over the issue.

BTW, In my limited experience on this very specific topic, SR defaults to closed lap seam, while Raphael's pantmakers leave them open. I don't think I generally care about which way of the two ways it is done.

Ambrosi suggested open lap seams and since I have not had this detail in a very long time I thought it was a good suggestion. His sample pant was made with the lap seam opening outward. My pant is made with reverse pleats and I think, aesthetically, the lap seams should face outward.

dopey wrote: BTW, In my limited experience on this very specific topic, SR defaults to closed lap seam, while Raphael's pantmakers leave them open.

What is the difference between open and closed lapped seams?

I have no idea how to describe this easily without pictures and I don't have any good pictures that have the detail clear enough to be useful.
The best I can do is say that a closed lap seam will be slightly ridged and have two lines of stitching. It will look like the edges overlap at the seam. An open lapped seam will look similar, except that you will really see only one line of stitches, and the overlap is not stitched down - it is like a narrow flap.

Ambrosi rulez!!!! Where is that darned slayer icon?

where is he? he never shows up-by the time I get my pants, it will be spring again