MIL-DTL-21083E(MC)
TABLE I.
Manufacturing requirements - Continued.
SEAM/
STCH
STCH
N
OPERATION
TYPE
TYPE
STCH/IN
NDL
BOB/LPR
O
Make upper pockets (creasing
1
4
machine construction).
Finished appearance. The binding
shall be uniformly stitched; shall
not be tight or full causing
puckers, gathers, or pleats; and
the basic material shall be
securely caught in the stitching.
The pleats shall be vertically
centered and the folded side edges
of the pleats shall be parallel.
The pockets shall be uniform in
shape and size in accordance with
the pattern. The pockets shall be
lined with polyester/cotton cloth
twill and the pleats shall be
stitched.
a. Form a vertical box pleat on
the outside center of upper
pockets with a heated creasing
machine. The pleat shall be 1-1/2
inches wide.
b. Secure the pleat with a row of
301
SSa-1
10-14
A
A
stitches 1/8 inch from the top and
bottom edges, respectively.
c. Stitch the abutted edges of
103
SSm-1
4-8
A
A
the pleat together on the inside
of the pocket with blind
stitching.
d. Place the polyester and cotton
301
SSa-1
10-14
A
A
twill lining on the underside of
pocket after the pleat is formed
and stitched and seamed together
along the top, sides, and bottom
1/8 to 3/16 inch from the raw
edges.
e. Bind the upper edge of the
301
BSb-1
10-14
A
A
pockets, including the lining,
with 7/8 inch wide bias binding,
with the pleat closed and the
outside edge of the binding only
turned under and caught in the
stitching 1/16 inch from the inner
folded edges of the binding.
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