The Emergence Machine

Hem

physical · material-culture · Level 11 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

A finished edge on a garment or textile emerges from the intersection of a garment's need for concealment of raw edges and the textile's inherent properties, where the edge is the point of transition between two adjacent surfaces, and the garment's structure and textile's art and pattern come together to create a clean, finished appearance.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “hem” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L4L2L1L0HemTextileArtGarmentSkillEdgeOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeObjectStructureActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesHemL11EdgeL4GarmentL8TextileL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Edge L4 (requires)
    Hem: A finished edge on a garment or textile, typically folded or sewn to conceal raw edges and create a clean, finished appearance.
  • Garment L8 (requires)
    Hem: A finished edge on a garment or textile, typically folded or sewn to conceal raw edges and create a clean, finished appearance.
  • Textile L10 (requires)
    Hem: A finished edge on a garment or textile, typically folded or sewn to conceal raw edges and create a clean, finished appearance.