seams

Where fabric meets

Seams are the lines where two pieces of fabric, leather, or other material are sewn or joined together: The seams of her coat were coming apart.

By extension, any junction between fitted pieces: the seams of a boat's hull.

In geology, a seam is a thin layer of coal or ore between rock strata.

To burst at the seams is to be overfull.

Something coming apart at the seams is failing or deteriorating.

The verb seam means to join with a seam or to mark with lines resembling seams: Age had seamed his face.

sewing

stitch

Thread loop in fabric

threadFiber for stitching
needlePointed implement for sewing
dartsThrown pointed missiles

selvage · baste · overlock · serger · puckering · pressing · topstitch · finish · surge · tailor

garment

tailoring

Custom clothing adjustment

fittingSuitable or proper
alterationsChanges made to something
liningInterior fabric layer

fabric · textile · waistband · bodice · sleeve · crotch · armhole · yoke · gusset · panel

geology

vein

Vessel toward heart

oreMetal-bearing rock
lodeMineral-rich rock seam
depositPlace for safekeeping

stratum · coal · mineral · fissure · outcrop · mining · extraction · bedrock · fault · quartz

flaw

split

Separation into parts

burstBreak apart suddenly
tearTo pull apart
ruptureViolent tearing apart

gap · crack · opening · weakness · stress · strain · failure · rip · fray · unravel

joining

junction

Point where things meet

bondBinding tie or connection
connectionA joining or relation
jointShared by multiple parties

splice · union · juncture · interface · overlap · adhesion · seal · caulk · grout · waterproof

welding

weld

Heat-fused metal joint

jointShared by multiple parties
beadPierced ornament for threading
fusionJoining into unity

filler · arc · metal · steel · groove · tack · penetration · spatter · flux · torch

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