The most common soft materials - thread seam. His pave a variety of ways with the material, product model, purpose of the joint. By appointment seams are classified as connective, edge and decorative (Ornamental). In turn, the connecting joints are divided into bridging, obtachnye, overhead, their configuration. When sewing linen used special options seams: zaposhivochny and double ("French").
Of the boundary used to protect items from shedding sections, often used seam "vpodgibku" and edging. For decoration products tailors using wedge-shaped seams - tuck, tuck-folds, tucks (narrow stitched folds), reliefs - seams on the surface of uncut fabric. Decorative and structural seam weld is considered "undercuts".
Adhesive seam optimal in the manufacture of products which use thermoplastic materials (adhesive filaments). Weld seam produced by ultrasonic, thermal or high frequency method is suitable for bonding parts, the basis of which - the film.