STITCH and SEAM GUIDE
to the ASTM Standard D-6193
(Formerly Federal Standard 751a)
"This 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
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Browse the Stitch Guide, or the Seam Guide
Stitch Class Guide
Select a stitch class for individual stitch type diagrams, descriptions and selected machine images
The stitches in this guide are the most commonly used stitches. Click Here to see the listing of ASTM D-6193 stitches not illustrated.
Seam and Stitching Class Guide
Select a seam class for individual diagrams
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
Sewing Machine Bed Type Guide
 | Flat Bed (Fully Submerged Bed) |
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 | Semi-Submerged Bed |
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 | Raised Bed |
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 | Post Bed |
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 | Off-the-Arm Bed |
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 | Cylinder Bed |
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 | Long Arm Flat Bed |
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Select a Bed type for further information
Sewing Machine Feed Type Guide
 | Drop Feed (Regular) |
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 | Needle Feed |
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 | Compound Feed |
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 | Unison Feed |
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 | Differential Feed |
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 | Compound-Differential Feed |
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 | Wheel Feed |
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 | Cup Feed |
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Select a Feed Type for a larger image
Miscellaneous
 | Fabric Edge with Pinking |
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 | Fabric Edge without Pinking |
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 | Stitch Swatch Guide |
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 | Picoetta Stitch (Decorative) |
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 | Two Needle Fagoting Stitch (Decorative) |
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Click the image for more information
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