Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!jethro!exodus!appserv!sun!amdcad!amdcad!military From: johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Source for military clothing patterns? Message-ID: <1991Jun6.063042.5170@amd.com> Date: 6 Jun 91 02:14:27 GMT Sender: military@amd.com Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Lines: 25 Approved: military@amd.com From: John R. Levine [I don't know if this is too tangential to military concerns, but what the heck.] A friend of mine who was an army officer in Vietnam recently showed me his tattered old green tropical uniform shirt. He really loves it (especially compared to the hot standard uniform shirt it replaced) but it's practically in shreds. It has lots of swell pockets and doodads and is very well made. He opines that if the Vietnamese laundries hadn't beaten it on a rock every time he had it washed, it would still be in pretty good shape. We're considering taking the pieces apart and trying to remake it in new fabric, but I wonder if anyone has ever heard of a source for patterns for current or previous military clothing. I suppose I could check out the usual surplus at army-navy stores, but it'd be nice to make him a new one. -- Regards, John Levine, johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|world}!iecc!johnl