International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 1 12 2012 December 2 Characterization of Seam Strength and Seam Slippage of PC Blend Fabric with Plain Woven Structure and Finish 7 14 EN Mohamadian Zahra 1 Department of Computer engineering, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, IRAN M. Bharani 1 Department of Textile - Fashion Technology, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode District, TN, INDIA Gowda R.V.Mahendra 2 VSB College of Engineering, Karur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA > Research Paper 2012 8 28 2012 December 2 This article deals the fabrics of different blend proportions ie. polyester/cotton were prepared with different woven structures like plain, twill, satin. These fabrics were treated with fabric softener like silicone. After all the above trials the seam strength and seam slippage were studied for both finished and unfinished materials. The seam strength and seam slippage were studied using instron tensile strength tester, the studies were performed at 6.0mm breaking load and it was observed that the breaking load of unfinished samples were depicting higher strength than the finished without seam opening. The fabric samples of plain weave were found to have greater seam performance than the twill and satin. Various other factors influencing the seam strength and seam slippage are also discussed in detail Copyright@ International Science Community Association