Words similar to seam
Example sentences for: seam
How can you use “seam” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
Although the top and bottom threads are not interlocked, as in the lockstitch machine, the stitch is fixed in place and the seam has a bit more flexibility.
The lighter the fabric weight, the more sensitive seam quality is to machine adjustments and thread tensions as well as to the ability of sewing operators to make necessary adjustments.
If a stitch is skipped—the looper thread is not inserted or may not get caught in the loop of the top thread—then the resulting thread loop could pull the seam out if it were to catch on something.
Since the bobbin is reached by sliding back the stitch plate, if a bobbin runs out in the middle of an operation, it might be necessary to rip the seam out from the beginning and start over.
The two ends of a thirty-inch leg seam on a pair of jeans, for instance, might be a quarter of an inch out of alignment unless the operator takes control.