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Stummeln

English translation: midget seam

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German term or phrase:Stummelnaht
English translation:midget seam
Entered by: Martin Purdy

00:25 May 10, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Textiles, also car interiors
German term or phrase: Stummeln
This is the definition I have from my client - no further context at the moment, except that the "textiles" involved are likely to be associated with car interiors (e.g. headlinings).

Es geht um den Begriff "Stummeln", für den eine englische Übersetzung gesucht wird.

Stummeln ist ein Verarbeitungsprozess von Materialien (auch Textilien), die aufeinander gelegt und dann so vernäht bzw. zusammengetackert werden, dass eine unsichtbare Naht entsteht.
Martin Purdy
Local time: 08:18
butting seam
Explanation:
I have heard it before in quilting (my hobby) and it also brings a lot of google hits - from quilting and wallpapering



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Note added at 45 mins (2006-05-10 01:11:46 GMT)
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stummel - butt

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-10 01:57:51 GMT)
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It seems that Giovanella might be correct with Butt Seam, look at the link
http://www.the-needles-eye.com/TechInfo/36200/36200LapButtSe...

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-10 01:59:53 GMT)
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and: flat seam Joint in which raw edges are abutted (or sometimes slightly overlapped) and sewn together; also called butt seam or exposed seam. from http://www.studystack.com/studytable-11181
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Heike Reagan
United States
Local time: 16:18
Grading comment
I appreciate the research and the comments that have gone into this; however, a third party appears to have got to the origin, via the term Stummelnaht, with this reference: http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:GB-hum31T70J:www.pfaff-industrial.de/ISA/schmetz-sf_innenausst_e.pdf+stummelnaht+seam&hl=de&ct=clnk&cd=1

"The term “midget seam” or “Stummelnaht” in Ger-
man was created by DaimlerChrysler determining a double
chain stitch seam with exactly defined sewing parameters
and the lowest possible amount of seam allowance."
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1butting seam
Heike Reagan


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Answers


45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
butting seam


Explanation:
I have heard it before in quilting (my hobby) and it also brings a lot of google hits - from quilting and wallpapering



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Note added at 45 mins (2006-05-10 01:11:46 GMT)
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stummel - butt

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-10 01:57:51 GMT)
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It seems that Giovanella might be correct with Butt Seam, look at the link
http://www.the-needles-eye.com/TechInfo/36200/36200LapButtSe...

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-10 01:59:53 GMT)
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and: flat seam Joint in which raw edges are abutted (or sometimes slightly overlapped) and sewn together; also called butt seam or exposed seam. from http://www.studystack.com/studytable-11181

Heike Reagan
United States
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
I appreciate the research and the comments that have gone into this; however, a third party appears to have got to the origin, via the term Stummelnaht, with this reference: http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:GB-hum31T70J:www.pfaff-industrial.de/ISA/schmetz-sf_innenausst_e.pdf+stummelnaht+seam&hl=de&ct=clnk&cd=1

"The term “midget seam” or “Stummelnaht” in Ger-
man was created by DaimlerChrysler determining a double
chain stitch seam with exactly defined sewing parameters
and the lowest possible amount of seam allowance."

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giovanella (X): I feel pretty confident that this correct, but there is a difference between butting seams and a butt seam. Butt seams are adjacent, butting seams are double stitched
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