Abstract
Seams, which are exposed to strain during the physical movement of end user, play a significant role in textile by joining the pieces of cloth and giving the garment its final shape. Seam performance and quality of a textile are critical factors affecting the final product and the end user. In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of stitch types, stitchy density and sewing directions on seam quality of cotton sateen fabric in terms of seam strength and seam slippage and to determine the optimum conditions. It was demonstrated that 6 stitches/cm stitch density, lock stitch type and sewing in bias direction can be used for 100% cotton sateen weaved fabric in order to obtain satisfactory seam quality.