Journal of Textiles

Research Article

Effect of Some Fabric and Sewing Conditions on Apparel Seam Characteristics

Seam quality characteristics. Response of nine experiments.

Experiment number

Factors

Seam stiffness (N)

Seam efficiency (%)

Drape coefficient (%)

Seam puckering (%)

(Blocks according to replicate measures)

A: blend composition; B: needle thread tension; C: needle size; D: sewing thread linear density (Tex value).