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June 1, 2005
Seam class specifications
I keep forgetting to mention that I have all of the seam class specifications and pictographs in pdf file format available for download on my site at Designer-Entrepreneurs. These specs were originally developed in accordance with standards found acceptable by the US military and were adopted for use by military contractors over 50 years ago. In fact, one would think it's time for everyone else to use them too. These are the standards formerly known as designation 751.a and cost over $50 from the GPO but now, here you can get them free. Even if you're not one of those twisted individuals who enjoy reading and collecting specs -like yours truly- these will be useful in communicating desired seam details to your sewing contractor, eliminating any ambiguity regarding required product quality standards. To whit, specifying these standards in a contract make your product quality specs iron-clad so be nice and print the pictographs of the specific standards you want and provide them to your contractor because it's unlikely they have them handy.
Posted by Kathleen Fasanella at June 1, 2005 10:35 AM | Email to a friend
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Aha! Finally someone else who is using seam class specifications! I've been trying to integrate these into our spec sheets at work but our sewing contractors look at me like I've grown a third eye. I think it is a brilliant tool for being specific about the expected results when sending a garment out for sewing. I've made it mandatory for all styles being sent offshore because it provides answers when I can't be there in person. Writing out the order of operations using this guide leaves little room for interpretation and it's a visual system so it's useful when there are language barriers (i.e. offshore manufacturing). It's also a great thing to have if you encounter a major quality problem and need to get a credit from your sewing contractor. I do hope your readers take a look at it. It would be great if we could use this system in the industry the same way we use Pantone numbers.
Posted by: Carrie at November 9, 2006 8:58 PM
