CLASSIFICATION OF SEAMS

NAME PROPERTIES END USES LINE DIAGRAM

This is the most common

In side seams of shirts, 
construction of seam on
trouser, children wear
Superimposed garments. In this seam, two plies
etc. Piped & French
Seam of fabric are placed on one
seam are used for
another perfectly & then the
decorative purposes.
fabrics are sewn.

At least two plies of fabric is

required to produce this type of
This class of seam is not 
seam. The two sewn edges
mostly used for sewing
remain in two opposite sides of
Lapped Seam garments. This seam is
the sewing line/seam line. They
used in sewing jeans
are not common in clothing
pants, lunges etc.
because it causes problems with
raw edges.

For producing bound seam at

least two plies of fabric are 
Used in sewing men’s
required. The edge of One ply of
Bound Seam underwear, Guernsey,
fabric is bounded by the other.
pants, sleeping suits etc.
Folder is used in sewing machine
for producing bound seam.

In this seam zigzag stitches are

used by 2-needle sewing 
This seam is widely used
machine. In this two plies of
Flat Seam in under garments & in
fabric are placed side by side &
knitted items.
then they are sewn together by
zigzag stitching.

This seam is used in order to

decorative purpose. The fabric 
Curtains, Table cloths,
which we used that would be
Decorative Furniture wears,
folded in several times and then
Seam Decorative ladies wears
according to the under side of
etc.
the folded part of the fabric
stitch can be produced.

The seam of class-6- is called

edge neatening which is used to 
Hemming of dresses or
holds the edge of the fabric such
trousers, T shirt hem,
Edge Neatening that the yarns of the fabric can
decorative edge
not open easily. All the over Lock
finishing.
 stitch is edge neatening class
seam

Seams in this class relate to the 

Attaching bands, lace,
Applied Seam addition of separate items to the
briefs.
edge of a garment part.

This consists of one piece of

fabric that is turned in on both 
the edges and folded and is sewn
Enclosed Seam Shirts, blouses, lingerie.
by folding various ways. This
seam requires only one
component.

CLASSIFICATION OF STITCHES
NAME PROPERTIES END USES LINE DIAGRAM

Stitches under this class are Most common uses in blind

produced with single thread by stitching, hemming, button
inter-looping technique. All the attaching, button holing,
Chain Stitch
stitches under this class are gathering, temporary
unsecured and used for positioning of garment
temporary purposes. components, etc. purposes.

Stitches under this class are

also produced with single 
thread but by the use of
They are used mainly for
Hand Stitch special type of sewing
coat manufacturing.
machine. This class of stitches
is used very rarely in the Ready
Made Garments (RMG) sector.

This is the most common

type of stitch with uses in

joining garment
Stitches under this class are
components, topstitching,
Lock Stitch produced by interlacing
etc. Also, buttonholing,
technique with two threads.
button attaching, blind
stitching falls in this class of
stitches.
 It is a multi-thread chain stitch
type where loops formed in Stitch class – 400 is 
one set of sewing thread is stronger than stitch class –
Multi Thread
passed through the fabric and 300, hence used for joining
Chain Stitch
are held by interloping and heavy fabrics, side seam of
interlacing with loops formed trouser, etc purposes.
by another set of threads
called the looper threads.

Stitches under this class are

produced with one or a group 
of more threads and at least Used for securing the raw
Over Edge
threads of one group round the edges of the fabric and for
Stitch
edge of the fabric stop fraying heavy fabric such as denim.
i.e. threads from the edge of
the fabric can not come out.

This type of stitch is used


Stitches under this class are for sewing underwear, for
formed with at least three attaching lace, braid,
Covering
groups of threads and threads elastic, etc. It is also used
Chain Stitch
of two groups are seen in both for making cover stitch,
side of the fabric. decorative stitch and top
stitching.