www.Garmento.org Stitch and Seam Guide; Superimposed Seams
Superimposed Seams
Seams in which Two or More Plies of Fabric are Superimposed on Each Other
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| Seam Class | Needle Count | Typical Uses and Stitch Types
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| SSa | 1 or 2 | Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, 400cl, or 500cl
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| SSb | 1 or 2 | Seaming two plies with one edge folded using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSc | 1 or 2 | Seaming two plies with a finished edge 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSd | 1 or 2 | Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSe | 2 | Seaming two plies with finished edge in two steps using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSf | 3 | Bottom Coverstitch Seaming on two plies using 406cl, 502cl, or 506cl
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| SSh | 3 | Bottom Coverstitch Seaming on two plies 100cl, 300cl,or 400cl AND 406cl
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| SSj | 1 or 2 | Seaming three plies Raw edge finish where center ply may be ribbon using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSk | 1 | Seaming three plies where center ply may be folded edge finish using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSl | 1 | Clean finish Seaming of two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSm | 2 | Joining two Plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSn | 1 or 2 | Clean finish Seaming of two plies folded to one face using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSp | 1 or 2 | Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSq | 2 | Seaming three plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSr | 1 | Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSs | 1 or 2 | Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSt | 2 | Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSu | 2 | Clean finish Edge Seam with Third ply as tape using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSv | 1 or 2 | Internal Seaming of two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSw | 2 | Seaming two plies with edges folded in two passes using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSx | 2 | Seaming three plies in two passes using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSy | 2 | Seaming three plies in two passes using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSz | 3 | Butt Seaming two plies in two or three passes using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSaa | 1 or 2 | Seaming two plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSab | 1 or 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSac | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSad | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSae | 2 | Seaming two plies with using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl known as "French Seam"
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| SSaf | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSag | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSah | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSaj | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSak | 1 or 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSal | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSam | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSan | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSao | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSap | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSaq | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSar | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSas | 4 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSat | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSau | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSav | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSaw | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSax | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSay | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSaz | 1 or 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSba | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl AND 2x500cl
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| SSbb | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSbc | 1 or 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSbd | 1 or 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSbe | 2 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSbf | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSbg | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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| SSbh | 3 | Seaming multiple plies using 100cl, 300cl, or 400cl
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