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  2. Jerkin - Wikipedia

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    A modification of the English hunting vest, it was developed into a garment made of heavy-duty dark brown, water-repellent canvas with multiple pockets and attachment points for field equipment such as the standard issue entrenching tool that formed part of the 1937 pattern web equipment. While originally intended to replace the conventional ...

  3. Kikko (Japanese armour) - Wikipedia

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    Individual kikko armour plates were attached to armour by sewing the kikko to a cloth lining through holes drilled in the center or edges of the kikko. Kikko could be sewn between two layers of cloth and hidden from sight. The kikko could be attached to each other by links of chainmail holes drilled in the edges of the kikko. Kikko armor was ...

  4. Bäckadräkten - Wikipedia

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    Clue was selling sewing pattern copies by July 2023, [11] and taking custom Bäckadräkten orders by January 2024. [13] Clue has encouraged Swedes to develop variations on the original pattern to fit individual users' character or hometown, [8] [4] saying: "The real work continues with us learning to listen to oneself and others. I hope that ...

  5. Cut-off - Wikipedia

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    A cut-off, cut, kutte or battle vest (when sleeveless) and a battle jacket or patch jacket (regardless of sleeves), [1] [2] is a jacket adorned with patches related to the wearer's subculture or general interests. Patch jackets are generally made using denim jackets or leather jackets, often times with the sleeves cut off

  6. Sewing - Wikipedia

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    Sewing underwent further developments during the 20th century. As sewing machines became more affordable to the working class, demand for sewing patterns grew. Women had become accustomed to seeing the latest fashions in periodicals during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, increasing demand for sewing patterns yet more.

  7. Ease (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    In sewing and patternmaking, ease is the amount of room a garment allows the wearer beyond the measurements of their body. [1] For example, if a man has a 40-inch chest measurement, a jacket with a 40-inch chest would be very tight and would constrict movement.

  8. History of sewing patterns - Wikipedia

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    A sewing pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled. Patterns are usually made of paper, and are sometimes made of sturdier materials like paperboard or cardboard if they need to be more robust to withstand repeated use. Before the mid-19th century, many ...

  9. Dart (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    The pattern is then rotated around the pinned dart point until the other dart leg lines up with the traced dart leg. Tracing can then continue from the same spot on the original pattern. The pattern is then removed and the new dart legs drawn between the dart point (marked by the pin hole) and the gap in the pattern created during rotation.