The document describes several types of seams used in sewing, including superimposed, French, lapped, lap felled, welted, piped, and bound seams. For each seam, it provides a definition, materials needed, steps to create the seam, and common uses. The seams join two or more pieces of fabric in different overlapping or folded configurations and are used in garment construction and home decorating projects.

1. SUPER IMPOSED SEAM
Seam Diagrams of Superimposed seam:
Illustrated Figure of Superimposed seam:
(a) (b) Super Imposed Seam
SEAM DEFINITION:
There is a seam performed by the placing one fabric over the other and sewing along the edges.
EQUIPMENT’S AND MATERIALS:
Pattern Machine Sewing Fabric
Fabric- 2pices Single needle sewing machine
Needle size- 16
Stitch range- 10
Stitch per inch-
Sewing thread:
cotton
Type- cotton
Color-Deep Green
Size-6*6
STEPS FOLLOWED:
• Step one: Cut two pieces of fabric according to A and B
• Step two: Join two fabric with back-tack leaving 1 cm gap
USES:
 Attaching fabrics.
 Collar, Cuff sewing, Cuff topstitching.
 Collar band attach sewing and top stitching
 Side seam and sleeve attach with safety-sticker.

2. FRENCH SEAM
Seam Diagrams of French seam
Illustrated Figure of French seam
A B French seam
SEAM DEFINITION:
There is a seam performed by the placing one fabric over another and sewing along the edges
onto 0.5cm and then fold to the opposite of stitching edge then make another sewing by 1 cm on that.
EQUIPMENT’S AND MATERIALS:
Pattern Machine Sewing Fabric
Fabric- 2pices Single needle sewing machine
Needle size- 16
Stitch range- 10
Stitch per inch-12
Sewing thread:
cotton
Type- cotton
Color- Deep Green
Size-6*6
STEPS FOLLOWED:
• Step one: Cut two pieces of fabric according to A and B with half inches seam allowance then
stitch the fabric a straight line.
• Step two: fold the fabric & 1 cm seam allowance then stitch the fabric with a straight line
USES:
 Collar/ Cuff sewing/ Cuff topstitching.
 Collar band attach sewing and top stitching

3. LAPPED SEAM
Seam Diagrams of Lapped seam:
Illustrated Figure of Lapped seam:
A B
A B Lapped Seam
SEAM DEFINITION:
There is a seam performed by the placing one fabric over the other and sewing along the middle.
EQUIPMENT’S AND MATERIALS:
Pattern Machine Sewing Fabric
Fabric- 2pices Single needle sewing machine
Needle size- 16
Stitch range- 10
Stitch per inch-12
Sewing thread:
cotton
Type- cotton
Color- Deep Green
Size-6*6
STEPS FOLLOWED:
• Step one: Cut two pieces of fabric according to A and B
• Step two: Join two fabric with back-tack leaving 1cm gap at middle place.
USES:
 Attaching fabrics.
 Decorative Seams, yokes, tucking details.

4. LAP FELLED SEAM
Diagrams Seam :
Illustrated Figure of lap felled seam:
A B Lap felled seam
SEAM DEFINITION:
When two pieces of fabric join with one another by over lapping with another is called as lap felled
seam.
EQUIPMENT’S AND MATERIALS:
Pattern Machine Sewing Fabric
Fabric- 2pices Single needle sewing machine
Needle size- 16
Stitch range- 10
Stitch per inch-12
Sewing thread:
cotton
Type- cotton
Color- Deep Green
Size-6*6’’
STEPS FOLLOWED:
• Step one: Cut two pieces of fabric according to A and B
• Step two: then Joined two pieces of fabric by overlapping
• double supper imposed seam.
USES:
 Woven garments, shirt, trousers, female dresses, home decorative

5. WELTED SEAM
Seam Diagrams of welted seam:
Illustrated Figure of welted seam:
A B Welted seam
SEAM DEFINITION:
When two fabrics are come into in a point with a topstitch that called the welted seam.
EQUIPMENT’S AND MATERIALS:
Pattern Machine Sewing Fabric
Fabric- 2pices Single needle sewing machine
Needle size- 16
Stitch range- 10
Stitch per inch-12
Sewing thread:
cotton
Type- cotton
Color- Deep Green
Size-6*6
STEPS FOLLOWED:
• Step one: Cut two pieces of fabric according to A and B
• Step two: then Joined two pieces of fabric by overlapping double supper
imposed seam with a top stitching the other side.
USES:
 Woven garments, shirt, trousers, female dresses, home decorative
equipments etc.

6. PIPED SEAM
Seam Diagrams of seam.
Illustrated Figure of piped seam:
A B C Piped Seam
SEAM DEFINITION:
When two pieces of fabric adjust with another fabric to a pipe structure is called piped seam.
EQUIPMENT’S AND MATERIALS:
Pattern Machine Sewing Fabric
Fabric- 3pices Single needle sewing machine
Needle size- 16
Stitch range- 10
Stitch per inch-12
Sewing thread:
cotton
Type- cotton
Color- Deep
Green Size-6*2 &
6*6
STEPS FOLLOWED:
• Step one: keep 3pices of fabric(6*6*2)a,b & (6*2*1)c
• Step two: fold part “c” and keep the fabric middle of other two(a,b)
• Step three: join three pieces of fabric with stitching. Here we kipping
another 1cm seam allowance.
• Step four: then make one side topstitches
.USES: Basically on fashion garments
 And also at skirts, jackets, coats, fashion dresses etc

7. PIPING SEAM
Seam Diagrams of piping
(a) (b)
Illustrated Figure of piping:
(a) (b) Piping seam
SEAM DEFINITION:
Piping is a versatile trim with another contrast fabric at left called piping.
EQUIPMENT’S AND MATERIALS:
Pattern Machine Sewing Fabric
Fabric- 3pices Single needle sewing machine
Needle size- 16
Stitch range- 10
Stitch per inch-12
Sewing thread: cotton
Type- cotton
ColorDeep Green
Size-6*6 & 6&5cm.
STEPS FOLLOWED:
• Step one: Cut one piece of fabric according to A and another such as the bias type (45’angel)
which might be 5cm*6’’ at all.
• Step two: make stitch with folding the Blue fabric(bias) by .5cm and then fold it back with a
top stitch behind that Blue.
USES:
 Jackets, jeans zippers, coat etc.

8. BOUND SEAM
Seam Diagrams of bound seam
Illustrated Figure of bound seam
A (ribbon) B C
SEAM DEFINITION:
When two fabrics are stitched with a ribbon such like a folder called bound seam.
EQUIPMENT’S AND MATERIALS:
Pattern Machine Sewing Fabric
Fabric- 3pices Single needle sewing machine
Needle size- 16
Stitch range- 10
Stitch per inch-12
Sewing thread:
cotton
Type- cotton
Color- Deep Green
Size-6*6
STEPS FOLLOWED:
• Step one: Cut two pieces of fabric according to A and B and cut another piece of (c) ribbon as
2*6.
• Step two: then fold the ribbon and take the other two piece of fabric for stitching.
• Step three: at left hand keep the ribbon folder and put the fabrics inside of that then stitching
by 1cm gape.
USES: Woven garments, shirt, trousers, female dresses etc