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why pants C-gusset is segmented?

I found a pair of sports (karate Gi) pants that have a gusset that is segmented into three pieces which is built with a flat fell seam.

So, that is two triangles and a hexagon. The two triangles are flat felled to each side of the hexagon to form the diamond gusset which is flat felled into the pants crotch. The total length and width of the finished diamond shape gusset is 16" x

8".

So the question is why would one want to segment the gusset ?

the resulting diamond shape seems to be easily made with one just one cut piece of fabric so there must be some reason to go to all the trouble of two short flat felled seams.

thanks for any helpful replies, robb

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robb
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flexibility and durability. Making it with the separate pieces, actually allows more movement and is less likely to rip right through the middle than if it were done out of 1 piece of fabric

Larisa, karate mom for nearly 9 years now

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Thanks Larisa, for the explanation. Myself, being an amateur, I do not think of the engineering aspect of clothing beyond a flat fell seam is stronger than most all seams. I keep thinking in terms of simplicity. I suppose there are analogous examples in other engineering disciplines like welding where a proper weld can sometimes be stronger than the joined material.

Once again i am thankful and consider myself fortuneate for access to such a diverse group of sewing expertise.

Thanks,

robb

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robb

You are quite welcome. When my son started, I kept taking long looks at the Gi to see how it was made and I kept trying to work out ways that it could be made better....couldn't din any. Even made mock ups out of similar weight fabrcs to test durability of seams. I just offer what I learned in my experience. :-)

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That is where i am. I am fascinated by how sewn stuff is constructed. I find myself constantly turning anything / everything sewn inside out to feel and look at the construction. The current *worn* Gi is now on the project radar.

I guess i should not be too amazed at the amount of wear on the Gi as much as these guys are moving around the floor in class. I put off making the first Gi but we will probably make the next one.

anyways, a weak gusset is a road i will not follow thanks to your experience.

do you happen to have any ideas about what makes the difference between a $30 Gi and a $170 Gi ? The meager pictures i find do not seem to show enough detail for me to guess.

thanks robb

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robb

$140?

GD&RFC

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The weight of the material is the biggest price difference. Really, that's all I can tell you. Trust me, I've looked into the differences between the various Gis that we can order, and that's all it comes down to.

Wish me luck, I'll be putting DS back into karate within the next couple of weeks - he's been away since August. His instructors want him to start back in the intermediate class so that he can re-learn some of the universals that he was having trouble with. He's actually a brown belt, but he was having focus problems, so they dropped him back to see if that would help. We will see how it goes. Larisa

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