Stitch and Seams Guide for the Apparel Industry

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The following fabulous stitch & seam guides have been developed by Professor Bernard Kahn. Professor Kahn has been a professor at both Parsons and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Apparel Search greatly appreciates Professor Kahn's efforts in creating this tremendously helpful guide.

Browse the Stitch Guide, or the Seam Guide:

Sewing Guide

100 Class	Single-Thread Chain Stitch
Select a stitch class for individual stitch type diagrams, descriptions and selected machine images
Stitch Class Guide
200 Class	Hand Stitch
300 Class	Lock Stitch
400 Class	Chain Stitch
500 Class	Overedge Stitch
600 Class	Flat Stitch
Button Hole Stitches
Button Sew Stitches

The stitches in this guide are the most commonly used stitches. See the listing of ASTM D-6193 stitches not illustrated.

Seam Guide

Select a seam class for individual seam diagrams
Seams Class Guide
SS Class	Superimposed Seams
LS Class	Lapped Seams
BS Class	Bound (Binding) Seams
FS Class	Flat (Butted) Seams
EF Class	Edge Finish Stitching
OS Class	Ornamental Stitching

Seams are identified by symbols as follows;

Class of Seam: Two or more upper case letters
Type of the Class: One or more lower case letters
Number of Rows of Stitches: Designates the Number of Needle Rows in the Stitch

This Stitch & Seam Guide Is Designed To Enable You To Easily Find and Utilize The Correct ASTM D-6193 Stitch and Seam Standard for your product specifications, communications and development.

STITCH and SEAM GUIDE to the ASTM Standard D-6193 (Formerly Federal Standard 751a) powered by www.Garmento.org If you have questions about the seams guide, contact Professor Bernard Kahn at bkahn@hvc.rr.com or kahnb@newschool.edu

This Stitch Guide and Seams Guide link will take you to a stitch and seam guide created by Bernard Kahn, Adj. Professor of Production Management at Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons The New School for Design. If you have questions about the information listed on the guide, you can contact Professor Kahn from his web site at Garmento.org or http://www.garmenco.org/

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