Patent ID: 8312826

Claim:
Upholstery comprising first and second stitchable materials, a plurality of lines provided in a joining region on an outer surface of the first stitchable material, each of the plurality of lines being a marking on the first stitchable material, a plurality of notches provided in a joining region on the second stitchable material, and a plurality of sequentially formed stitches cooperate to couple the first and second stitchable materials to one another to establish a flat seam on the first and second stitchable materials, wherein the plurality of lines and plurality of notches are mated such that each of the plurality of lines provided on the first stitchable material is positioned to be aligned with a companion one of the plurality of notches provided in the second stitchable material, thereby enabling alignment of the first and second stitchable material portions in a manner to establish an alignment mechanism for alignment of the first and second stitchable materials that further enables formation of the flat seam which comprises a plurality of sequentially formed stitches.