Totally get why it’s infuriating but it does look pretty cool. Especially when it’s so subtle you don’t notice it easily without a closeup.
The new uniforms have something like that too:
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Coms/EngineeringThat looks like machine embroidery with metallic threads to me. Can already imagine how you would program the machine.
No, it’s not threads. Here’s a closer picture: https://www.makingitsew.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/illustrator_command_ops_pattern-1.jpg
They might use some kind of mask to spray something on. I tried to replicate it by printing TPU to fabric, but TPU can be hard to work with for such fine details and consistency.
This was a feature of the Kelvin uniforms in the first two movies. Including the undershirts.
I actually forgot about that somehow. I guess just because I saw Discovery far more.
