Selvedge-seaming

A knit goods term, see Seaming.

The term in the knit goods trade denoting the joining of knitted fabrics in a finished manner. Overseaming is the operation where the joining stitches are brought round the raw or cut edges of the fabric during seaming. Selvedge-seaming - This term describes the joining of the selvedges of full-fashioned fabrics irrespective of the loops, that is, the seaming stitches are less than the courses per inch. Point-seaming - The joining of the selvedge stitches of full-fashioned fabrics loop by loop. It is done by placing each pair of loops to be joined on a point, the points generally being arranged in a circular manner. Flat-seaming - The edges of the fabrics are placed together without overlapping, and joined so as to hide the cut edges. Seaming-covering - Turning back the projecting edges left in the first process of seaming and covering them with a two-line chain stitch.

One of the most successful and desirable methods of joining selvedge goods is the point to point method. The articles are made in flat pieces, which are afterwards turned along their centre line and joined together point by point, that is, the stitch in one edge has its counterpart in the other, and each point in the machine holds a pair of loops, which the seaming threads of the machine then unite or join together. Such an operation is required for full-fashioned goods, while the process is termed linking, having special reference to the joining of toes in goods made on the seamless hose producing machines. Such articles are seamless, except that they require to be joined across the upper part of the toes in order to close them.