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Eureka Jeans @eureka@pixelfed.social

Taking measurements of my newly made sateen jacket before giving it a first soak. The size is calculated based on a shrinkage of 10% along the warp and 4% along the weft, so I hope the final size and proportions come out as intended.

#sateen #selvedgesateen #kibata #loomstate #shrinkage #westernerjacket #eurekajeans #forover30years #justahobby #notforsale

Off-white sateen jacket with a tape measure from the collar to the waistband

Off-white sateen jacket with a tape measure from the back yoke to the waistband

Left sleeve of an off-white sateen jacket with a tape measure along the sleeve

Pocket on an off-white sateen jacket with a tape measure along the length of the pocket

AI6YR Ben @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

Guardian: Lost your sense of direction? Turn off your phone and you’ll soon reconnect https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/17/lost-your-sense-of-direction-turn-off-your-phone-and-youll-soon-reconnect #brain #shrinkage #brainshrinkage #smartphones

We’ve lost direction and our brains are shrinking – at least, our hippocampi are. These seahorse-shaped parts of the brain measure about 5cm, sit just above both ears and drive our spatial awareness and orientation. London taxi drivers, famed for taking the Knowledge, a test that involves memorising the central streets of the capital, have full-sized hippocampi. But in 2011, neuroscientists at University College London discovered that the cabbies’ hippocampi shrunk significantly after retirement.

The development of the hippocampus can also be stunted in childhood. Children living in urban environments rarely see the sun rise or set and cannot tell the difference between east and west. When I volunteered to go into my local school to teach kids about direction, I found they struggled to distinguish north from south and east from west – though they could do so if allowed to use their phones.

Retro Librarian @LibrarianRA@worldkey.io

Nevashrink underwear advertisement
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#Underwear #Fashion #Shrinkage #DoubleEntendre #Retro #Vintage #Undergarments @GayOldTime

Advertisement is for an underwear company whose fabric never shrinks. The man is in long underwear almost a union suit.

Eureka Jeans @eureka@pixelfed.social

The difference in shrinkage between the denim and the pocket bag fabric creates this beautiful pattern on the inside edge of the front pocket.

#selfmadejeans #pocketbag #denim #shrinkage #eurekajeans #forover30years #justahobby #notforsale

The photo shows the inside edge of the right front pocket on a pair of blue denim jeans

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