APPAREL MANUFACTURING – II 3(3+0)

Lesson 17 : Sewing Technology

Measurement of Seam Quality

Seam quality is measured by all the stitching quality measurements plus the measurements of three other parameters:

• Seam size
• Seam slippage strength
• Seam strength (tensile & abrasive)

Seam size has three types of dimensions:

• Seam depth: thickness and thickness compressibility

• Seam length: linear length per degree of curvature or angularity

• Seam width: Seam allowance, stitching seam width, full seam width, seam heading.