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Hand-finished

A description with no fixed meaning. It can cover a garment with one hand-sewn operation or thirty. The useful question is which operations, not whether the phrase appears.

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TechniquePick stitchingTechniqueThe hand-worked buttonholeGlossary termMade-to-measureGlossary termBespokeGlossary termCoatmakerGlossary termPillingGlossary termInlayGlossary termProvenanceGlossary termGaugeGlossary termTrunk showGlossary termOrphanedGlossary termCutter

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Alterations tailorBespokeBlockCoatmakerCorozoCutterDe-pillingDepositDropFinished fittingForward fittingFully fashioned