Seam and its use in garments

SLOT SEAM and its use in garments

What is a seam?

A seam is a joint between two pieces of fabric or it is ‘the

application of a series of stitches or stitch types to one or

several thickness of material’.

Types of seams

• Plain seam

• Lapped Seam

• French seam

• Flat and fell seam

• Bound seam

Slot seam

A seam in which a backing strip, beneath the folded seam

line, holds two sections of the garment in place with stitching

parallel to the finished seam line.

It adds durability to the seam and decreases abrasion.

Sewing Method

Step1: Plain seam using basting stitch.

Step2: Cut a strip of fabric, that is of the same width as the

two seam edges.

Contd..

HOW

• Step3:Lay the strip in place and Turn everything over with the correct

side of the fabric up, making sure that fabric strip stays in place.

Contd..

• Step 4:  stitch 1/4 inch away from the seam line with a

straight stitch down one side and then back down the

other.

Contd..

• Step5: Turn to the correct side and remove the basting

stitches to reveal the hidden fabric in the "slot"

Properties and uses of Slot Seam

• Used As a decorative seam finish for tailored garments

usually resembles an inverted pleat.

-When a contrasting colour or textured underlay

piece will add interest and decoration to the garment

REFERENCES

• https://www.google.co.in/search?q=plain+seam&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=623&tbm=isch&imgil=7MbTpp42igkqXM%253A%253BZV0zLdlrWozUlM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.lovesewingmag.co.uk%25252Flearn-to-sew%25252Fmachine-sewing%25252Fitem%25252F293-sewing-tips-sewing-seams&source=iu&pf=m&fir=7MbTpp42igkqXM%253A%252CZV0zLdlrWozUlM%252C_&usg=__YGb9KyD-TlK9H-Ex0K0s_ezziF0%3D&ved=0CCgQyjdqFQoTCMu8k6DsvscCFdIdjgodWMEMuA&ei=O4zZVYuzFtK7uATYgrPACw#imgrc=7MbTpp42igkqXM%3A&usg=__YGb9KyD-TlK9H-Ex0K0s_ezziF0%3D

• https://www.google.co.in/search?q=lapped+seam&es_sm=93&biw=1366&bih=623&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIjbaZ4uu-xwIVyAeOCh1O1wTQ#imgrc=_h0PYKNNlKLHkM%3A

• https://www.google.co.in/search?q=french+seam&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=623&tbm=isch&imgil=IK4xTnf-choVBM%253A%253ByoDvDhFttNOBMM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fsewsweetness.com%25252F2011%25252F09%25252Ffrench-seams.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=IK4xTnf-choVBM%253A%252CyoDvDhFttNOBMM%252C_&usg=__HRz4jWscxl_HsfUtd2GSpIrOdCI%3D&ved=0CCYQyjdqFQoTCPi4gensvscCFdAEjgodiYYGuA&ei=1IzZVfj-CdCJuASJjZrACw#imgrc=IK4xTnf-choVBM%3A&usg=__HRz4jWscxl_HsfUtd2GSpIrOdCI%3D

• https://www.google.co.in/search?q=bound+seam&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIndmBqum-xwIVkMWOCh18NAZ0&biw=1366&bih=667

• http://www.sewastraightline.com/2010/01/slot-seam.html

• http://fashionbook.forza6.com/catalogo/term_539.html

• http://www.trishnewbery.com/knowledge/sewing-and-constructing-garments/machine-sewing/constructing-garments/seams/slot-seam