Collocations for seam - noun

sew, stitch
She sewed the seam with small neat stitches.

press
rip

be bursting at the seams (often figurative)
This city is bursting at the seams with would-be actors.

come apart at the seams, fall apart at the seams (both often figurative)
Their marriage was coming apart at the seams.

coal
rich
They're still mining a rich seam of high-grade coal.

narrow

exploit (esp. AmE), mine (esp. BrE)
The festival exploits a rich seam of talent in the local area. (figurative)