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  2. Sun protective clothing - Wikipedia

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    A relatively new rating designation for sun protective textiles and clothing is UPF (ultraviolet protection factor), which represents the ratio of sunburn-causing UV measured without and with the protection of the fabric. For example, a fabric rated UPF 30 means that, if 30 units of UV fall on the fabric, only 1 unit will pass through to the skin.

  3. Hoodie - Wikipedia

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    This 19th-century book illustration copies a 12th-century English image of a man wearing a hooded tunic. The garment's style and form can be traced back to Medieval Europe when the preferred clothing for Catholic monks included a hood called a cowl attached to a tunic or robes, [6] [7] and a chaperon or hooded cape was very commonly worn by any outdoors worker.

  4. List of types of fur - Wikipedia

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    "Wolf and coyote trapping; an up-to-date wolf hunter's guide, giving the most successful methods of experienced "wolfers" for hunting and trapping these animals, also gives their habits in detail". Columbus, Ohio, A. R. Harding pub. co. Lopez, Barry H. (1978). Of Wolves and Men. J. M. Dent and Sons Limited. ISBN 0-7432-4936-4.

  5. Polar fleece - Wikipedia

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    Polar fleece is a soft fabric made from polyester that is napped and insulating. PolarFleece is a trademark registered by Malden Mills (now Polartec, LLC) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on October 6, 1981. [1] Malden Mills developed polar fleece in 1979.

  6. Textile printing - Wikipedia

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    Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and probably originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. As a method of printing on cloth, the earliest surviving examples from China date to before 220 CE/AD. [citation needed]

  7. Sherpa (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Sherpa is a curly piled fabric structure made of synthetic yarns like acrylic or polyester. The texture is soft and fluffy, useful in jackets resembling wool or sheepskin on the piled side. Sherpa fleece is a knitted type of fabric usable in line clothing and winter wear.

  8. Mola (art form) - Wikipedia

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    Mola designs are often inspired by modern graphics such as political posters, labels, pictures from books and TV cartoons, as well as traditional themes from Guna legends and culture. Geometric molas are the most traditional, having developed from ancient body painting designs.

  9. De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem - Wikipedia

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    The Fabrica is known for its highly detailed illustrations of human dissections, often in allegorical poses.. De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (Latin, "On the Factory of the Human Body in Seven Books") is a set of books on human anatomy written by Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) and published in 1543.