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The Canadian Mackinaw jacket, originally made from HBC blankets, [5] serves as a functional equivalent of the Hudson's Bay Company blanket coat. [6] The Hudson's Bay blanket coat served as a template for the Mackinaw jacket. [citation needed] The English language adopted the French word capote at least as early as 1812. [7]
Points are short black lines woven into the selvage of the blanket along the edge just above the bottom set of stripes. About 4 inches (10 cm) in length (except in the case of half points, which are 2 in [5.1 cm]), they indicate the finished overall size (area) of a blanket and allow easy determination of the size of a blanket – even when folded.
Blanket stitch – used to finish an unhemmed blanket; Blind stitch (or hemstitch) – type of slip stitch used for inconspicuous hem; Buttonhole stitch – for reinforcing buttonholes and preventing cut fabric from raveling; Chain stitch – hand or machine stitch for seams or decoration
In this embroidery technique, short raffia strands are individually inserted with a needle under one or more warps or wefts of a plain-woven raffia panel, then cut close to the surface at each end to produce the raised "pile." [6] Stitches: A long fiber strand is used stitch bold lines and outline areas filled with cut-pile embroidery. The stem ...
In 1960, Arvin’s career was cut short when he was arrested for owning magazines that depicted semi-nude men. The publications, Grecian Guild Pictorial and Trim, were illegal at the time, so ...
Araucanos and Huasos in Chile, 19th century. A market scene Ruana in Bogotá, circa 1860. A Peruvian chalán dancing marinera on a Peruvian Paso horse.. A poncho (Spanish pronunciation:; Quechua: punchu; Mapudungun: pontro; "blanket", "woolen fabric") [1] [2] [3] is a kind of plainly formed, loose outer garment originating in the Americas, traditionally and still usually made of fabric, and ...
Making these tasty winter dinner recipes, like spinach pasta and chicken casseroles, will evoke the warmth and nostalgia of your grandma’s home cooking.
[4] [5] godet Six-gore skirt with godets. A godet (/ ɡ oʊ ˈ d eɪ / or / ɡ oʊ ˈ d ɛ t /) is a piece of fabric wider at the bottom than at the top, often a circular sector, inserted into a garment to add fullness for ease of movement or as a design feature. Usually found in sleeves and skirts, but also in very full bell-bottom trousers ...