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pieces in this <a href="/wiki/Quilt" title="Quilt">quilt</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Curved_seam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Curved_seam.jpg/220px-Curved_seam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Curved_seam.jpg/330px-Curved_seam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Curved_seam.jpg/440px-Curved_seam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>A curved seam</figcaption></figure> <p>In sewing, a <b>seam</b> is the join where two or more layers of <a href="/wiki/Textile" title="Textile">fabric</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leather" title="Leather">leather</a>, or other materials are held together with <a href="/wiki/Stitch_(textile_arts)" title="Stitch (textile arts)">stitches</a>. Prior to the invention of the <a href="/wiki/Sewing_machine" title="Sewing machine">sewing machine</a>, all sewing was done by hand. Seams in modern mass-produced household textiles, <a href="/wiki/Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports">sporting goods</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ready-to-wear" title="Ready-to-wear">ready-to-wear</a> clothing are sewn by <a href="/wiki/Computer" title="Computer">computerized</a> machines, while home <a href="/wiki/Shoemaking" title="Shoemaking">shoemaking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dressmaking" class="mw-redirect" title="Dressmaking">dressmaking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quilting" title="Quilting">quilting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craft" title="Craft">crafts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haute_couture" title="Haute couture">haute couture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tailor" title="Tailor">tailoring</a> may use a combination of hand and machine sewing.<sup id="cite_ref-Schaeffer_seams_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schaeffer_seams-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Clothing" title="Clothing">clothing</a> construction, seams are classified by their <i>type</i> (plain, lapped, abutted, or French seams<sup id="cite_ref-Schaeffer_seams_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schaeffer_seams-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) and <i>position</i> in the finished garment (center back seam, inseam, side seam). Seams are <i>finished</i> with a variety of techniques to prevent raveling of raw fabric edges and to neaten the inside of garments.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The most common standard for seams is <a href="/wiki/ASTM_International" title="ASTM International">ASTM International</a> ASTM D6193-16(2020)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This standard also covers various types of <a href="/wiki/Stitch_(textile_arts)" title="Stitch (textile arts)">stitches</a> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seam_(sewing)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flat_felled_seam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flat_felled_seam.jpg/220px-Flat_felled_seam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flat_felled_seam.jpg/330px-Flat_felled_seam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flat_felled_seam.jpg/440px-Flat_felled_seam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Flat_fell_seam" class="mw-redirect" title="Flat fell seam">flat fell seam</a></figcaption></figure> <p>All basics seams used in clothing construction are variants on four basic types of seams:<sup id="cite_ref-Schaeffer_seams_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schaeffer_seams-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Plain seams</li> <li>French seams</li> <li>Flat or abutted seams</li> <li>Flat Felled or Faux Flat Felled</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:S%C3%B6m_-_seam_-_stitch_-2022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/S%C3%B6m_-_seam_-_stitch_-2022.jpg/220px-S%C3%B6m_-_seam_-_stitch_-2022.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/S%C3%B6m_-_seam_-_stitch_-2022.jpg/330px-S%C3%B6m_-_seam_-_stitch_-2022.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/S%C3%B6m_-_seam_-_stitch_-2022.jpg/440px-S%C3%B6m_-_seam_-_stitch_-2022.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1281" data-file-height="1234" /></a><figcaption>Seams on a pant leg.</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>plain seam</b> is the most common type of <a href="/wiki/Sewing_machine" title="Sewing machine">machine-sewn</a> seam. It joins two pieces of fabric together face-to-face by sewing through both pieces, leaving a <a href="/wiki/Seam_allowance" title="Seam allowance">seam allowance</a> with raw edges inside the work. The seam allowance usually requires some sort of seam finish, usually an overlock in ready to wear or bias tape in couture sewing, to prevent raveling.<sup id="cite_ref-Picken288_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Picken288-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Either <a href="/wiki/Piping_(sewing)" title="Piping (sewing)">piping</a> or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cording_(sewing)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cording (sewing) (page does not exist)">cording</a> may be inserted into a plain seam. </p><p>In a <b>French seam</b>, the raw edges of the fabric are fully enclosed for a neat finish. The seam is first sewn with wrong sides together at <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span>-inch (0.6 cm) seam allowance, then the seam allowances are trimmed to <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (0.3 cm) and pressed. The project is then flipped over, and a second seam is sewn with <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span>-inch seam allowance with right sides together, enclosing the raw edges of the original seam.<sup id="cite_ref-Picken287_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Picken287-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a <b>flat</b> or <b>abutted seam</b>, two pieces of fabric are joined edge-to edge with no overlap and sewn with hand or machine stitching that encloses the raw edges. <b>Antique or old German seam</b> is the 19th century name for a hand-sewn flat seam that joins two pieces of fabric at their <a href="/wiki/Selvage" title="Selvage">selvages</a>. This type of construction is found in traditional linen garments such as <a href="/wiki/Shirt" title="Shirt">shirts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chemise" title="Chemise">chemises</a>, and in hand-made sheets pieced from narrow <a href="/wiki/Loom" title="Loom">loom</a> widths of linen.<sup id="cite_ref-Dillmont-plain_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dillmont-plain-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a <b>faux flat felled seam</b>, two pieces of fabric are sewn with wrong sides together, usually at <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> inch (1.3 cm). One side of the seam allowance is trimmed to <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (0.3 cm), followed by folding the <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span>-inch side in half and pressing down, then edge stitching. These seams have historically been used in shirts for men. A true flat felled seam is produced on a double needle flat felled machine, and they are most often used for the inseam, yoke, and crotch seam of jeans. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parts_of_a_plain_seam.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Plain seam"><img alt="Plain seam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Parts_of_a_plain_seam.png/108px-Parts_of_a_plain_seam.png" decoding="async" width="108" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Parts_of_a_plain_seam.png/162px-Parts_of_a_plain_seam.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Parts_of_a_plain_seam.png/216px-Parts_of_a_plain_seam.png 2x" data-file-width="327" data-file-height="363" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Plain seam</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:French_seam.png" class="mw-file-description" title="French seam"><img alt="French seam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/French_seam.png/96px-French_seam.png" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/French_seam.png/145px-French_seam.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/French_seam.png/193px-French_seam.png 2x" data-file-width="311" data-file-height="387" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">French seam</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ancient_or_german_seam.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Ancient or Old German flat seam"><img alt="Ancient or Old German flat seam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Ancient_or_german_seam.png/94px-Ancient_or_german_seam.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Ancient_or_german_seam.png/141px-Ancient_or_german_seam.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Ancient_or_german_seam.png/189px-Ancient_or_german_seam.png 2x" data-file-width="312" data-file-height="397" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ancient or Old German flat seam</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sewn_seam_(PSF).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Lapped seam"><img alt="Lapped seam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Sewn_seam_%28PSF%29.png/120px-Sewn_seam_%28PSF%29.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Sewn_seam_%28PSF%29.png/180px-Sewn_seam_%28PSF%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Sewn_seam_%28PSF%29.png/240px-Sewn_seam_%28PSF%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1286" data-file-height="731" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lapped seam</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finishes">Finishes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seam_(sewing)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Finishes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A seam finish is a treatment that secures and neatens the raw edges of a plain seam to prevent raveling,<sup id="cite_ref-Reader's_Digest_1976,_p._148_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reader's_Digest_1976,_p._148-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by sewing over the raw edges or enclosing them in some sort of <a href="/wiki/Binding_(sewing)" title="Binding (sewing)">binding</a>. </p><p>On mass-produced clothing, the seam allowances of plain seams are usually finished with an <a href="/wiki/Overlock_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Overlock stitch">overlock stitch</a> using a <a href="/wiki/Serger" class="mw-redirect" title="Serger">serger</a>, which trims the seam allowance as it stitches. Plain seams may also be pressed open, with each seam allowance separately secured with an overlock stitch. Traditional home sewing techniques for finishing plain seams include trimming with <a href="/wiki/Pinking_shears" title="Pinking shears">pinking shears</a>, oversewing with a <a href="/wiki/Zig-zag" class="mw-redirect" title="Zig-zag">zig-zag</a> stitch, and hand or machine <a href="/wiki/Overcast_stitch" title="Overcast stitch">overcasting</a>. </p><p>A <b>bound seam</b> has each of the raw edges of its seam allowances enclosed in a strip of fabric, lace or net 'binding' that has been folded in half lengthwise. An example of binding is double-fold <a href="/wiki/Bias_tape" title="Bias tape">bias tape</a>. The binding's fold is wrapped around the raw edge of the seam allowance and is stitched, through all layers, catching underside of the binding in stitching.<sup id="cite_ref-Reader's_Digest_1976,_p._148_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reader's_Digest_1976,_p._148-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bound seams are often used on lightweight fabrics including <a href="/wiki/Silk" title="Silk">silk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chiffon_(fabric)" title="Chiffon (fabric)">chiffon</a> and on <a href="/wiki/Lining_(sewing)" title="Lining (sewing)">unlined</a> garments to produce a neat finish. </p><p>A <b>Hong Kong seam</b> or <b>Hong Kong finish</b> is a home sewing term<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for a type of bound seam in which each raw edge of the seam allowance is separately encased in a fabric binding.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Haute_couture" title="Haute couture">couture</a> sewing or <a href="/wiki/Tailor" title="Tailor">tailoring</a>, the binding is usually a <a href="/wiki/Bias_(textile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bias (textile)">bias</a>-cut strip of lightweight <a href="/wiki/Lining_(sewing)" title="Lining (sewing)">lining</a> fabric; in home sewing, commercial <a href="/wiki/Bias_tape" title="Bias tape">bias tape</a> is often used. </p><p>In a Hong Kong finish, a bias strip of fabric is cut to the width of the seam allowance plus <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> inch (0.6 cm). The bias strip is placed on top of the seam allowance, right sides together, and stitched <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (0.3 cm) from raw edges. The bias strip is then folded over the raw edge and around to the underside and stitched in place. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bound_seam1.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Bound seam – The binding is wrapped around each raw edge and sewn in place with one line of stitching."><img alt="Bound seam – The binding is wrapped around each raw edge and sewn in place with one line of stitching." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Bound_seam1.png/81px-Bound_seam1.png" decoding="async" width="81" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Bound_seam1.png/122px-Bound_seam1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Bound_seam1.png/163px-Bound_seam1.png 2x" data-file-width="268" data-file-height="395" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bound seam – The binding is wrapped around each raw edge and sewn in place with one line of stitching.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hong_Kong_finish.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hong Kong finish"><img alt="Hong Kong finish" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Hong_Kong_finish.png/81px-Hong_Kong_finish.png" decoding="async" width="81" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Hong_Kong_finish.png/122px-Hong_Kong_finish.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Hong_Kong_finish.png/163px-Hong_Kong_finish.png 2x" data-file-width="268" data-file-height="395" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Hong Kong finish</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Position">Position</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seam_(sewing)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In clothing construction, seams are identified by their position in the finished garment. </p><p>A <b>center front seam</b> runs vertically down the front of a garment. </p><p>A <b>center back seam</b> or <b>back seam</b> runs vertically down the center-back of a garment. It can be used to create anatomical shaping to the back portion of a garment particularly through the waist area and hips. It can also be used for styling and functional purposes involving <a href="/wiki/Pleat" title="Pleat">pleats</a>, vents, flare toward the hem or for <a href="/wiki/Back_closure" title="Back closure">back closures</a> such as buttoned <a href="/wiki/Placket" title="Placket">plackets</a> or <a href="/wiki/Zipper" title="Zipper">zippers</a>. </p><p>A <b>side seam</b> runs vertically down the side of a garment. </p><p>A <b>side-back seam</b> runs from the <a href="/wiki/Armscye" title="Armscye">armscye</a> to the waist, and fits the garment to the curve below the shoulder blades. Side-back seams may be used instead of, or in combination with, side and center back seams. </p><p>A <b>shoulder seam</b> runs from the neckline to the armscye, usually at the highest point of the shoulder. A shoulder seam which extends beyond the shoulder point is called a <b>drop shoulder</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoffin1998_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoffin1998-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Princess_seams" title="Princess seams">Princess seams</a></b> in the front or back run from the shoulder or armscye to the hem at the side-back or side-front. Princess seams shape the garment to the body's curves and eliminate the need for darting at the bust, waist, and shoulder.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An <b>inseam</b> is the seam from the bottom crotch to the lower ankle that binds the length of the inner <a href="/wiki/Trousers" title="Trousers">trouser</a> leg.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The inseam length determines the length of the inner pant leg. In the <a href="/wiki/UK" class="mw-redirect" title="UK">UK</a> this is usually known as the inside-leg measurement (for trousers fit). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notching_or_clipping_a_curved_seam">Notching or clipping a curved seam</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seam_(sewing)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notching or clipping a curved seam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When making an outward-curved seam, the material will have reduced bulk and lie flat if notches are cut into the seam allowance. Alternatively, when making an inward-curved seam, clips are cut into the seam allowance to help the seam lie flat with reduced bulk in the fabric.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Once seam allowances are pinned or <a href="/wiki/Tack_(sewing)" title="Tack (sewing)">basted</a>, they are often pressed flat with an iron before sewing the final seam. Pressing the seam allowances makes it easier to sew a consistent finished seam. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Inward_curving_seams_clipped.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Clipping done along the seam allowance of an inward-curving seam"><img alt="Clipping done along the seam allowance of an inward-curving seam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Inward_curving_seams_clipped.jpg/67px-Inward_curving_seams_clipped.jpg" decoding="async" width="67" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Inward_curving_seams_clipped.jpg/101px-Inward_curving_seams_clipped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Inward_curving_seams_clipped.jpg/135px-Inward_curving_seams_clipped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Clipping done along the seam allowance of an inward-curving seam</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Notches_outward_curved_seam.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Notches cut into the seam allowance of an outward-curved seam"><img alt="Notches cut into the seam allowance of an outward-curved seam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Notches_outward_curved_seam.jpg/120px-Notches_outward_curved_seam.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Notches_outward_curved_seam.jpg/180px-Notches_outward_curved_seam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Notches_outward_curved_seam.jpg/240px-Notches_outward_curved_seam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="479" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Notches cut into the seam allowance of an outward-curved seam</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pressing_seams_flat.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pressing seam allowances flat with an iron before making final seams – Seams may be basted, tacked or pinned in place before final stitching is done."><img alt="Pressing seam allowances flat with an iron before making final seams – Seams may be basted, tacked or pinned in place before final stitching is done." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Pressing_seams_flat.jpg/90px-Pressing_seams_flat.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Pressing_seams_flat.jpg/135px-Pressing_seams_flat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Pressing_seams_flat.jpg/180px-Pressing_seams_flat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Pressing seam allowances flat with an iron before making final seams – Seams may be <a href="/wiki/Tack_(sewing)" title="Tack (sewing)">basted, tacked</a> or pinned in place before final stitching is done.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seam_(sewing)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_stitch" title="Embroidery stitch">Embroidery stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_sewing_terminology" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of sewing terminology">Glossary of sewing terminology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_textile_manufacturing" title="Glossary of textile manufacturing">Glossary of textile manufacturing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sewing_stitches" title="List of sewing stitches">List of sewing stitches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Notions_(sewing)" title="Notions (sewing)">Notions</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seam_(sewing)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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class="reference-text">Schaeffer (2001), p. 35</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Reader's Digest </i>(1976), pp. 144-158</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.astm.org/d6193-16r20.html">"Standard Practice for Stitches and Seams"</a>. <i>ASTM International</i>. ASTM International<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 February</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ASTM+International&rft.atitle=Standard+Practice+for+Stitches+and+Seams&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.astm.org%2Fd6193-16r20.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeam+%28sewing%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Picken288-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Picken288_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Picken (1957), p. 288</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Picken287-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Picken287_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Picken (1957), p. 287</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Dillmont-plain-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Dillmont-plain_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dillmont (1884), Chapter 1</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Reader's_Digest_1976,_p._148-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Reader's_Digest_1976,_p._148_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Reader's_Digest_1976,_p._148_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Reader's Digest </i>(1976), p. 148</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Schaeffer (2001), p. 212</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.asg.org/tailoring-tricks-hong-kong-seam/">"Tailoring Tricks Part 3: Hong Kong Seam Finish"</a>. <i>www.asg.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-02-28</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.asg.org&rft.atitle=Tailoring+Tricks+Part+3%3A+Hong+Kong+Seam+Finish&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asg.org%2Ftailoring-tricks-hong-kong-seam%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeam+%28sewing%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECoffin1998-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoffin1998_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCoffin1998">Coffin 1998</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Reader's Digest </i>(1976), p. 158</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmaden-Crawford2013" class="citation book cs1">Amaden-Crawford, Connie (2013). <i>Patternmaking Made Easy</i>. Amaden-Crawford LLC. p. 395. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780964951679" title="Special:BookSources/9780964951679"><bdi>9780964951679</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Patternmaking+Made+Easy&rft.pages=395&rft.pub=Amaden-Crawford+LLC&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=9780964951679&rft.aulast=Amaden-Crawford&rft.aufirst=Connie&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeam+%28sewing%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMaresh2011" class="citation book cs1">Maresh, Jan Saunders (2011). <i>Sewing For Dummies</i>. 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Thames & Hudson. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-500-51363-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-500-51363-7"><bdi>978-0-500-51363-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Worldwide+History+of+Dress&rft.pub=Thames+%26+Hudson&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0-500-51363-7&rft.aulast=Anawalt&rft.aufirst=Patricia+Rieff&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fworldwidehistory00anaw&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeam+%28sewing%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCoffin1998" class="citation book cs1">Coffin, David Page (1998). <i>Shirtmaking</i>. Taunton Press. p. 48. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-56158-264-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-56158-264-8"><bdi>978-1-56158-264-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Shirtmaking&rft.pages=48&rft.pub=Taunton+Press&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=978-1-56158-264-8&rft.aulast=Coffin&rft.aufirst=David+Page&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeam+%28sewing%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDillmont1884" class="citation book cs1">Dillmont, Thérèse de (1884). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20776/20776-h/needlework-h.html"><i>Encyclopedia of Needlework</i></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Encyclopedia+of+Needlework&rft.date=1884&rft.aulast=Dillmont&rft.aufirst=Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se+de&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gutenberg.org%2Ffiles%2F20776%2F20776-h%2Fneedlework-h.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeam+%28sewing%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFReader's_Digest1976" class="citation book cs1">Reader's Digest (1976). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/completeguidetos00plea"><i>Complete Guide to Sewing</i></a></span>. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-89577-026-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-89577-026-1"><bdi>0-89577-026-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Complete+Guide+to+Sewing&rft.pub=The+Reader%27s+Digest+Association%2C+Inc.&rft.date=1976&rft.isbn=0-89577-026-1&rft.au=Reader%27s+Digest&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fcompleteguidetos00plea&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeam+%28sewing%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFPicken1957" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Mary_Brooks_Picken" title="Mary Brooks Picken">Picken, Mary Brooks</a> (1957). <i>The Fashion Dictionary</i>. 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title="Lockstitch">Lockstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overlock" title="Overlock">Overlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pad_stitch" title="Pad stitch">Pad stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pick_stitch" title="Pick stitch">Pick stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rantering" title="Rantering">Rantering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Running_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Running stitch">Running</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashiko" title="Sashiko">Sashiko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoating" title="Stoating">Stoating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tack_(sewing)" title="Tack (sewing)">Tack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topstitch" title="Topstitch">Topstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zigzag_stitch" title="Zigzag stitch">Zigzag</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Seams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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title="Hemstitch">Hemstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockstitch" title="Lockstitch">Lockstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overlock" title="Overlock">Overlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pad_stitch" title="Pad stitch">Pad stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pick_stitch" title="Pick stitch">Pick stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rantering" title="Rantering">Rantering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Running_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Running stitch">Running</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashiko" title="Sashiko">Sashiko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoating" title="Stoating">Stoating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tack_(sewing)" title="Tack (sewing)">Tack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topstitch" title="Topstitch">Topstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zigzag_stitch" title="Zigzag stitch">Zigzag</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Seams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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