Pad stitching

How it is used

Used in tailored lapels and collars; the layers are held in the intended curved shape during stitching.

Example sentences

1. Pad stitching helped the lapel roll gently over the chest.

   The stitching contributes to the three-dimensional shape of the tailoring.

2. The apprentice practised pad stitching without taking visible stitches through the outer cloth.

   The supporting layers can be joined without conspicuous marks on the face.

Common collocations

• lapel pad stitching
• hand pad stitching

Related terms

• seamThe line where two or more pieces of fabric are joined together, usually by sewing, such as the side seam or shoulder seam of a garment.
• stitchA single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, or a particular type of stitching such as lockstitch, chainstitch or coverstitch.

More terms: Sewing & Construction

• seam allowance
• overlock
• pleat
• gather
• topstitching
• French seam
• flat-felled seam
• Hong Kong finish
• understitching
• staystitching
• bar tack
• shirring