Closures: sewing and fashion at sea

Article Abstract:

Sailors once sewed their own clothing from old sails until the Royal Navy designed matching jackets for its crew in 1825, creating the first sailor's uniform.

Author: Dill, Greg
United States, Design and construction, Clothing and dress, Clothing

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Copying complex garments

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Tracing the outline of a shaped garment is an ideal way to make a pattern even if the garment is extremely complex.

Author: Rittenhouse, Kate, Jenab, Blosson
Dressmaking, Sewing patterns

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Subjects list: Methods, Sewing
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