How Many Wetsuit Seams Stitching Your Knew

As we know, there are so many types of wetsuits with totally different seams or stitches, sometimes they would let us get confused how to choose to custom made wetsuit. then there are so many questions as shown below come up with:

1) How to seal wetsuit seams?

2) What is the best stitching for wetsuits?

3) What is a wetsuit taped seams?

4) What are flatlock seams in a wetsuit?

5) How do you waterproof sewn seams?

6) What does "fully taped seams" mean?

7) Are liquid taped wetsuits worth it?

8) ……

Exactly, there are so easy to understand after reading this article. Today Wetop Sports will use our professional knowledge to briefly explain for you one by one. if wanting to know more, welcome Wetop Sports knowledge center.

What Are the Types of Wetsuit Stitching?

The wetsuit types are used to make a difference in how well they perform. Here are some the basic stitching methods below:

1) Flatlock: lay one panel edge over the other and stitch through the neoprene, this way will be flexible and strong. But it may let water in, used in suits mainly for warmer water. The thickness less than 3mm as the thicker wetsuit material is too difficult to worked by flatlock seams wetsuit.

2) Blind stitching: glue neoprene segments together and then blind stitch halfway through the wetsuit material and will not leave any holes-watertight and flexible seam - making it ideal for colder water. The thickness more than 3mm as the thinner wetsuit material is too difficult to worked by blind stitch wetsuit.

3) Welded / Liquid Seam Taped: sealed on the outside of the suit using melted/liquid neoprene to ensure the seam is impenetrable by water. It is ideal for cold-water and more premium wetsuits.

4) Taped: sealed on the inside of the wetsuit, it is usually to reinforce after blind stitching or welded. Sometimes it only used in the critical positions by point tape, sometimes it will tape in all the seam line, it is called “full taped seams”.

How to Choose Wetsuit Seam?

According to the abovementioned info, maybe you would know more what is the difference between them, but they are often to use together for a wetsuit in the real production, there are several combinations we often use, such as:

1) FLATLOCK + SPOT TAPED: this can enhance the durability in the critical positions.

2) GBS INSIDE + GBS OUTSIDE or GDBS: this is for thicker wetsuit to enhance the durability and warm.

3) GBS OUTSIDE + TAPED INSIDE: this is to enhance the wetsuit warm and comfortability.

4) WELDED / LIQUID OUTSIDE + GBS MIDDLE + TAPED INSIDE: this can be warmest.

Therefore, if the most complex wetsuit seam is the best way for a wetsuit, we should say NO, for a wetsuit, we need to consider several aspects. Including warm, durability, comfortability, cost, ……etc. and the main affection of keeping warm is wetsuit material, the wetsuit seam is only to enhance! Don’t take care of it so much.

Then there is not the best stitching, there is only the most suitable stitching for a wetsuit.

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