Effects of Different Stitch Types and Stitch Combinations on the Seam Bursting Strength and Seam Strength of Workwear

Abstract

Workwears are produced to protect the wearer against occupational or environmental hazards. One of the shared properties of several workwear types is resisting external forces during occupation. As for workwear fabrics, the seams of the workwear should be strong enough to resist uniaxial or multiaxial forces to maintain the properties in the cut and sewn parts of the garment. Therefore, in this study, effects of different stitch types and their combinations on the workwear seam strength and bursting strength were evaluated. According to results, a 2-step failure was observed at the seam strength tests of samples those contained stitch combinations. Here, the main function of the second stitch row was to form a safety stitch rather than increasing the overall performance. Contrarily, usage of stitch combinations obviously contributed to the seam bursting strengths. In this case, the stitch rows responded to the bursting forces together therefore the bursting failures occurred in 1-step.

Influence of different sewing parameters on seam quality

“…These two threads interlacing below the fabric creates the lock stitch, which is a most commonly used, well balanced and secure stitch type. 1,[22][23][24][25] However, during the formation of overlock stitch, the yarn surrounds the edge of the fabric being sewn. Loops from one group of threads are passed through the material and secured by interlooping with loops from other groups of threads.…”

Analyzing of the Single Pique and Double Pique Fabrics with Different Contents and Dyeing Effects

“…Among knitted fabrics, especially pique fabrics are knitted types used to create a formal look. For this reason, among the features expected from pique fabrics to meet the features such as offering a beautiful appearance for business life, high bursting strength and thus being able to move comfortably in it, having a soft touch [3,4].…”