Analysis, part 3 - Topstitching

Another unique characteristic of the uniforms from the DS9/NEM era was the aforementioned topstitching. 

On both of the shoulder and armscye seams, there was a row of topstitching ⅛" away from said seams on each side that runs the full length of the seam (except the trim on the armscye seam, but more on that later). 

In other words, where the front and back yokes met across the shoulder, one can observe both the seam AND two rows of topstitching - one on each side, ⅛" from the seam.

First Contact

DS9, 7x17 "Penumbra"

Nemesis

Also note that, by Nemesis standards, the armscye topstitching began and ended on the yoke itself and did NOT extend onto the yoke trim. 

(See our "Evolution of the DS9/NEM 'captain jacket', part 5"  for more on this.)

The bottom of the yoke was widened or narrowed (horizontally) by increments of quilt lines or half quilt lines (again, that is, ¾" or ⅜", respectively), so that the armscye topstitching at the bottom of the yoke was either flush with a quilt line or fell on a mid-quilt line.

The same was true for the top of the armscye edges of the yoke at the shoulder seam. 

Quilt line to quilt line

Mid quilt line

Quilt line to quilt line

It was also true for the width of the shoulder point itself - that is, the distance from the front corner to the back corner of the shoulder point was adjusted in widths of ¾" or ⅜", with the back of the shoulder point being slightly wider.


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