> Does anyone know when elastic was first used in clothing and how?

I believe Thomas Hancock developed elastic for gloves in the early 1800s and 
did a separate patent for the machine to make the elastic in the 1830s.  I 
found this link: http://www.bouncing-balls.com/index2.htm 

 
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