Analysis, part 5 - Topstitching

In addition to the quilt lines and ⅜" trim, a major stylistic element of the DS9/NEM jumpsuit yoke was precision topstitching in two key areas. 

The first was a ⅛" topstitch on each side of and parallel to the shoulder seam.

The second was a corresponding ⅛" topstitch on each side of and parallel to the armscye seam.

Note that the armscye topstitching did NOT extend onto (or begin on, if you prefer) the bottom yoke/shoulder point trim!

Note also that the body portion of the armscye topstitch also conformed to the quilt line/mid-quilt line paradigm, in that it either "landed" (or "began," if you prefer) at the bottom of the yoke on a quilt line or mid-quilt line and curved upward with the armscye, intersected a quilt line or mid-quilt line at the shoulder seam, and "landed" likewise at the bottom of the back yoke. 

In other words, although the shape of the armscye varied amongst the cast (likely due to varying physiques), the bottoms and high point (shoulder seam) of the armscye topstitching all intersected quilt lines or mid-quilt lines!

Here are some DS9/NEM duty jumpsuit examples: 

Quilt line to quilt line
Nemesis

Quilt line to quilt line DS9, 6x10 "The Magnificent Ferengi"

Quilt line to quilt line DS9, 6x13 "One Little Ship"

Mid-quilt line to quilt line Nemesis

Mid-quilt line to quilt line Nemesis

Quilt line to mid-quilt line Nemesis

Quilt line to quilt line DS9, 5x19 "Ties of Blood and Water"

The armscye topstitching also did not extend onto the yoke/shoulder point trim on the duty jumpsuits in Nemesis, and we only mention both specifically here because the following production year (1998-1999) an inconsistent trend emerged of extending the armscye topstitching onto the yoke/shoulder trim (see our DS9/NEM duty jumpsuit analysis/tutorial for more information about this).


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