Depending on how bad it is, it can last up to 3-4 months.
Seam (sewing) In sewing, a seam is the join where two or more layers of fabric, leather, or other materials are held together with stitches. Prior to the invention of the sewing machine, all sewing was done by hand.
(cricket) The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam. An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels. An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.