Designation:D5646−13(Reapproved2018)StandardTerminologyRelatingtoSeamsandStitchesUsedinHomeSewing1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5646;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisterminologycoversbasicstitchesmadebysewingmachinesdesignedforhomeuseandprovidesauniform,easilyunderstoodlanguageforthedefinitionsanddescriptionsofseamsandseamfinishesusedinhomesewing.1.1.1Thesetermsanddefinitionsarenotnecessarilycon-sistentwiththoseusedintheapparelorhomefurnishingsmanufacturingindustries.1.1.1.1Thisterminologyprovidesacommonbaseforuseinthepreparationofeducationalmaterialsandpatternguidesheetsforhomesewing.1.1.1.2Eachstitchisidentifiedwithadefinition,adiscus-sionofhowthestitchisformedandmightbeusedandanillustrationofoneormorepossiblestitchpatterns.Thisterminologydoesnotincludestitchesmadebysergers,hemmers,orbyattachmentstothehomesewingmachines.1.1.1.3Theseseamsandseamfinishesmaybeproducedonaconventionalsewingmachineorbyhand.1.1.1.4Otherseamtypesorfinishesmaybemoreappropri-ateifequipmentotherthantheconventionalsewingmachineisavailable.1.1.1.5Section3,Terminology,iscategorizedintotwosubsections,specifictothetwoareasofspecializationunderthisdocument:RelatingtoSeamsandRelatingtoStitches.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.3Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments...
