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Ornamental Stitching (OS)
Nation Appearance Application
OSa Raglan seams of sweat shirts

OSb Sweat shirt under wear

OSc Seams of support garments

OSd Sweat shirts and underwear

OSe Sweat shirts and underwear

Class 6 - Edge Finishing/Neatening:
The seam of class-6- is called edge neatening which is used to prevent the edges of the fabric from rolling or
curling. The simplest is the fabric edge inside a garment which has been neatened with an over edge stitch. This
includes other popular methods of producing a neat edge like hemming and blind stitch hemming.
Uses:
To neaten and prevent fraying like Serging trouser panels, flys, facings, etc.

Seam Quality
Though the stitch types chosen for a seam depend on the functional or aesthetic requirements of the seam, seam
quality can be measured based on the following parameters:
• Seam size - It is measured with seam depth, seam length and seam width.
• Seam slippage strength - It is the amount of force required to pull out a total of ¼” of the opposing sets of
yarns perpendicular to the seam line.
• Seam strength - It is the force required to break open the seam either by breaking the thread or by breaking
the sewn material.

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