Seam Classes

Superimposed Seams
-Prepared by -P.Lakshmana kanth, Senior Faculty IFTK

Superimposed Seams

Seams in which Two or More Plies of Fabric are Super imposed on Each Other These seams can be sewn with a lock stitch, chain stitch, overedge stitch, or safety stitch. These Seams may be represented as SS class

Seam Class

Needle Count 1 or 2

Typical Uses Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, 400cl, or 500cl

SSa

Seam Class SSb

Needle Count 1 or 2

Typical Uses Seaming two plies with one edge folded using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

Seam Class SSc

Needle Count 1 or 2

Typical Uses Seaming two plies with a finished edge 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

Seam Class SSd

Needle Count 1 or 2

Typical Uses
Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

Seam Class SSe

Needle Count 2

Typical Uses
Seaming two plies with finished edge in two steps using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

Seam Class SSf

Needle Count 3

Typical Uses
Bottom Coverstitch Seaming on two plies using 406cl, 502cl, or 506cl

Seam Class SSj

Needle Count 1 or 2

Typical Uses
Seaming three plies Raw edge finish where center ply may be ribbon using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

Seam Class SSk

Needle Count 1

Typical Uses
Seaming three plies where center ply may be folded edge finish using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

Seam Class SSl

Needle Count 1

Typical Uses
Clean finish Seaming of two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

SSm

Joining two Plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

SSn

1 or 2

Clean finish Seaming of two plies folded to one face using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

SSp

1 or 2

Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

SSq

Seaming three plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

SSr

Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

SSs

Seaming two plies 1 or 2 using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

SSt

Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

SSu

Clean finish Edge Seam with Third ply as tape using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl

SSv

Internal Seaming of two 1 or 2 plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl