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The brand name 'Trutex' was introduced in the mid 1920s; [3] it became so popular that the company changed its name to Trutex in 1965. [4] In the late 1960s, the company was floated on the stock exchange. The business, then owned by Tootal Broadhurst Lee started to move production overseas. Trutex was then taken over by Coats Viyella in the ...
Mamianqun (simplified Chinese: 马面裙; traditional Chinese: 馬面裙; pinyin: mǎmiànqún; lit. 'horse face skirt'), is a type of traditional Chinese skirt. It is also known as mamianzhequn (simplified Chinese: 马面褶裙; traditional Chinese: 馬面褶裙; lit. 'horse-face pleated skirt'), but is sometimes simply referred as 'apron' (Chinese: 围裙; pinyin: wéiqún; lit. 'apron'), a ...
Pad stitch – secures two or more layers of fabric together and provide firmness; Pick stitch – hand stitch that catches only a few threads on the wrong side of the fabric, difficult to produce nicely so typically used for hemming high quality garments; Running stitch – hand stitch for seams and gathering; Saddle stitch - alternating ...
Inverted pleated skirt: A skirt made by bringing two folds of fabric to a center line in front and/ or back. May be cut straight at sides or be slightly flared. Has been a basic type of skirt since the 1920s. [22] Pleated skirt: A skirt with regular pleats ('plaits') or folds, which can be stitched flat to hip-level or free-hanging. Slit skirt ...
It can be used to create anatomical shaping to the back portion of a garment particularly through the waist area and hips. It can also be used for styling and functional purposes involving pleats, vents, flare toward the hem or for back closures such as buttoned plackets or zippers. A side seam runs vertically down the side of a garment.
When the pleats open towards the pockets they are called reverse pleats (typical of khakis and corduroy trousers) and when they open toward the crotch, they are known as forward pleats. Utilitarian or very casual styles such as jeans and cargo pants are flat-front (without pleats at the waistband) but may have bellows pockets.
The kilt hugs the dancer's body from the waist down to the hipline and, from there, in response to the dancer's movements, it breaks sharply out. The way the kilt moves in response to the dance steps is an important part of the dance. If the pleats were not stitched down in this portion of the kilt, the action, or movement, would be quite ...
A seam allowance is the area between the edge of fabric and the stitching line on two (or more) pieces of material being stitched together. Seam allowances can range from 1/4 inch wide (6.35 mm) to as much as several inches. Commercial patterns for home sewers have seam allowances ranging from 1/4 inch to 5/8 inch. seam ripper