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{{short description|Piece of fabric}}
{{About|the piece of fabric|the component of medieval armor|gousset|the structural steel element|gusset plate}}
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[[File:3-piantagione Taccuino Sanitatis Casanatense 4182 shirt..jpg|right|thumb|upright|Late medieval shirt with gussets in the seams at shoulder, underarm, and [[hem]]. From a copy of the ''[[Tacuinum Sanitatis]]'', 14th century.]]


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In sewing, a '''gusset''' is a triangular or [[rhomboidal]] piece of [[textiles|fabric]] inserted into a seam to add breadth or reduce stress from tight-fitting clothing.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Colton|editor-first=Virginia|title=Complete Guide to Modern Sewing|date=1976|publisher=Reader's Digest|isbn=0-89577-026-1 }}</ref> Gussets were used at the shoulders, underarms, and [[hem]]s of traditional [[shirt]]s and [[chemise]]s made of rectangular lengths of [[linen]] to shape the garments to the body.<ref>Burnham, Dorothy, ''Cut My Cote'', [[Royal Ontario Museum]], 1973.</ref><ref name=modernsewing>{{cite book|last = Sturm |first = Mary Mark|title = Guide to modern clothing|publisher = Webster Division, [[McGraw-Hill]]|year = 1973|edition= 3rd|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7q0vAAAAYAAJ|isbn = 0070622930}}</ref>
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[[File:3-piantagione Taccuino Sanitatis Casanatense 4182 shirt..jpg|right|thumb|upright|Late medieval shirt with gussets in the seams at shoulder, underarm, and [[hem]]]]


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Gussets are used in manufacturing of modern [[tights]] and [[pantyhose]] to add breadth at the crotch seam. As with other synthetic [[Undergarment|underwear]],<ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=2826760|title=Combination Stockings and Panty|gdate=1958-03-18|fdate=1956-11-09|inventor=Ernest G. Rice}}</ref> these gussets are often made of moisture-wicking breathable fabrics such as cotton, to keep the genital area dry and ventilated.<ref name="Cotton Gusset Medical Information Internet">{{cite web|title = U.S. National Library of Medicine - Vaginal discharge|url = https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003158.htm|access-date = 2013-08-12}}</ref><ref name="Gusset Manufacturer Information 2">[https://patents.google.com/patent/US20030196252 US 20030196252], Sara Blakely, "Two-ply body-smoothing undergarment", issued 2003-10-23</ref><ref name="Cotton Gusset Medical Information Book">[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention Magazine Editors]]: ''The Doctors Book of Home Remedies, Thousands of Tips and Techniques Anyone Can Use to Heal Everyday Health Problems.'' Bantam, USA 1991, {{ISBN|0553291564}}. P. 705, P. 707</ref>
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In sewing, a '''gusset''' is a triangular or rhomboidal piece of [[textiles|fabric]] inserted into a seam to add breadth or reduce stress from tight-fitting clothing.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Colton|editor-first=Virginia|title=Complete Guide to Modern Sewing|date=1976|publisher=Reader's Digest|isbn=0-89577-026-1 }}</ref> Gussets were used at the shoulders, underarms, and hems of traditional [[shirt]]s and [[chemise]]s made of rectangular lengths of [[linen]] to shape the garments to the body.<ref>Burnham, Dorothy, ''Cut My Cote'', Royal Ontario Museum, 1973.</ref><ref name=modernsewing>{{cite book|last = Sturm |first = Mary Mark|title = Guide to modern clothing|publisher = Webster Division, [[McGraw-Hill]]|year = 1973|edition= 3rd|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7q0vAAAAYAAJ|isbn = 0070622930}}</ref>


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Gussets are also used when making three-piece bags, for example in a [[pattern]]<ref>{{cite book| title=I taught myself to crochet| year=1975| publisher= Boye Needle Company| location= [[Freeport, Illinois]] |version=No. 7702 | oclc=51565050}}</ref> for a bag as a long, wide piece which connects the front piece and back piece. By becoming the sides and bottom of the bag, the gusset opens the bag up beyond what simply attaching the front to the back would do. With reference to the dimension of the gusset, the measurements of a flat bottom bag may be quoted as L×W×G.<ref>[http://www.ozepac.com/catalog/OzepacCatalogue.pdf Ozepac Catalogue]{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Pillows too, are often gusseted, generally an inch or two. The side panels thicken the pillow, allowing more stuffing without bulging.
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Gussets are used in manufacturing of modern [[tights]] and [[pantyhose]] to add breadth at the crotch seam. As with other synthetic [[Undergarment|underwear]],<ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=2826760|title=Combination Stockings and Panty|gdate=1958-03-18|fdate=1956-11-09|inventor=Ernest G. Rice}}</ref> these gussets are often made of moisture-wicking breathable fabrics such as cotton, to keep the genital area dry and ventilated.<ref name="Cotton Gusset Medical Information Internet">{{cite web|title = U.S. National Library of Medicine - Vaginal discharge|url = https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003158.htm|accessdate = 2013-08-12}}</ref><ref name="Gusset Manufacturer Information 2">[http://www.google.com/patents/US20030196252 US 20030196252] , Sara Blakely, "Two-ply body-smoothing undergarment", issued 2003-10-23</ref><ref name="Cotton Gusset Medical Information Book">[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention Magazine Editors]]: ''The Doctors Book of Home Remedies, Thousands of Tips and Techniques Anyone Can Use to Heal Everyday Health Problems.'' Bantam, USA 1991, {{ISBN|0553291564}}. P. 705, P. 707</ref>


The meaning of gusset has expanded beyond fabric, broadly to denote an added patch of joining material that provides structural support. For example, metal gussets are used in bicycle frames to add strength and rigidity. Gussets may be used in [[retort pouch]]es and other forms of packaging to allow the package to stand. [[Gusset plate]]s, usually triangular, are often used to join metal plates and can be seen in many metal framed constructions. Expanding folders or accordion folders also employ gussets to allow for expansion when containing more than just a few sheets of paper. The [[Gusset (heraldry)|gusset]] is also a [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] in [[heraldry]], as is the [[gyron]] (an [[Old French]] word for gusset).
The phrase "don't bust a gusset" (a variation of "don't blow a gasket") is an admonition to calm down; becoming so enraged and inflated that one busted a gusset would imply extreme rage and expansion beyond one's clothing capacity.


==See also==
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Gussets are also used when making three-piece bags, for example in a [[pattern]]<ref>{{cite book| title=I taught myself to crochet| year=1975| publisher= Boye Needle Company| location= [[Freeport, Illinois]] |version=No. 7702 | oclc=51565050}}</ref> [[pattern|<nowiki/>]]<nowiki/>for a bag as a long, wide piece which connects the front piece and back piece. By becoming the sides and bottom of the bag, the gusset opens the bag up beyond what simply attaching the front to the back would do. With reference to the dimension of the gusset, the measurements of a flat bottom bag may be quoted as LxWxG.<ref>[http://www.ozepac.com/catalog/OzepacCatalogue.pdf Ozepac Catalogue]</ref>
*[[Godet (sewing)]]

*[[Gore (fabrics)]]
Pillows too, are often gusseted, generally an inch or two. The side panels thicken the pillow, allowing more stuffing without bulging.
*[[Gusset (heraldry)]]

Gussets are also used in other areas of manufacturing, e.g. bicycle frames employ gussets to add strength and rigidity.{{clarify|reason=How does a triangular piece of fabric add strength and rigidity to a bicycle?|date=July 2015}}

[[Gusset plate|Gusset plates]], usually triangular, are often used to join metal plates and can be seen in many metal framed constructions.

Special envelopes will also employ a gusset to allow for expansion when containing more than just a few sheets of paper for example.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 30 June 2024

This article is about the piece of fabric. For the component of medieval armor, see Gousset. For the structural steel element, see Gusset plate. For the heraldic charge, see Gusset (heraldry).
Late medieval shirt with gussets in the seams at shoulder, underarm, and hem. From a copy of the Tacuinum Sanitatis, 14th century.

In sewing, a gusset is a triangular or rhomboidal piece of fabric inserted into a seam to add breadth or reduce stress from tight-fitting clothing.[1] Gussets were used at the shoulders, underarms, and hems of traditional shirts and chemises made of rectangular lengths of linen to shape the garments to the body.[2][3]

Gussets are used in manufacturing of modern tights and pantyhose to add breadth at the crotch seam. As with other synthetic underwear,[4] these gussets are often made of moisture-wicking breathable fabrics such as cotton, to keep the genital area dry and ventilated.[5][6][7]

Gussets are also used when making three-piece bags, for example in a pattern[8] for a bag as a long, wide piece which connects the front piece and back piece. By becoming the sides and bottom of the bag, the gusset opens the bag up beyond what simply attaching the front to the back would do. With reference to the dimension of the gusset, the measurements of a flat bottom bag may be quoted as L×W×G.[9] Pillows too, are often gusseted, generally an inch or two. The side panels thicken the pillow, allowing more stuffing without bulging.

The meaning of gusset has expanded beyond fabric, broadly to denote an added patch of joining material that provides structural support. For example, metal gussets are used in bicycle frames to add strength and rigidity. Gussets may be used in retort pouches and other forms of packaging to allow the package to stand. Gusset plates, usually triangular, are often used to join metal plates and can be seen in many metal framed constructions. Expanding folders or accordion folders also employ gussets to allow for expansion when containing more than just a few sheets of paper. The gusset is also a charge in heraldry, as is the gyron (an Old French word for gusset).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Colton, Virginia, ed. (1976). Complete Guide to Modern Sewing. Reader's Digest. ISBN 0-89577-026-1.
  2. ^ Burnham, Dorothy, Cut My Cote, Royal Ontario Museum, 1973.
  3. ^ Sturm, Mary Mark (1973). Guide to modern clothing (3rd ed.). Webster Division, McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0070622930.
  4. ^ US 2826760, Ernest G. Rice, "Combination Stockings and Panty", issued 1958-03-18 
  5. ^ "U.S. National Library of Medicine - Vaginal discharge". Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  6. ^ US 20030196252, Sara Blakely, "Two-ply body-smoothing undergarment", issued 2003-10-23
  7. ^ Prevention Magazine Editors: The Doctors Book of Home Remedies, Thousands of Tips and Techniques Anyone Can Use to Heal Everyday Health Problems. Bantam, USA 1991, ISBN 0553291564. P. 705, P. 707
  8. ^ I taught myself to crochet. No. 7702. Freeport, Illinois: Boye Needle Company. 1975. OCLC 51565050.
  9. ^ Ozepac Catalogue[permanent dead link‍]


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