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• [Meta] Replicator-Assisted Tailoring by Wadi Playtest Hall (ponchard)

  Fandoms: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine  

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  27 Apr 2025

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  • Elim Garak
  • Garak's Clothiers (Star Trek)
  • Replicators
  • Replicator System (Star Trek)
  • Meta
  • Worldbuilding
  • Fiber Arts
  • Sewing
  • Knitting
  • Headcanon
  • yeah yeah food replication post-scarcity blah blah
  • we do not talk enough about how incredible it is to be able to replicate garments
  • clothing is notoriously difficult to make with machines
  • because it's hard for machines to manage the fine variations in tension when manipulating the fabric
  • so a machine that can make Regular Outfits would already be miraculous
  • then add onto that the ability to make closed/interlocking parts but with the fineness of THREAD
  • you could not tear me away from whatever fabric CAD software they have in Trek
  • I would be playing with settings until the sun exploded

  Summary

  A hypothetical workflow for making clothing in a world where (1) replicators exist, and (2) they can replicate any fabric fiber.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Warp Threads: Star Trek Replicator Metas

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