Method for making a shielding garment for a human body

A method for making a garment, comprising:

• providing a plurality of sections having edges, each of the sections comprising:
• a first ply comprising fabric including metal and plastic-coated threads, filaments or yarns, each of the metal and plastic-coated threads, filaments or yarns having a surface layer of silver or aluminum forming a coating of silver or aluminum and a coating of plastic material that includes conductive material over the coating of silver or aluminum such that each of the threads, filaments or yarns has a respective coating of silver or aluminum and a respective coating of plastic material that includes conductive material over the coating of silver or aluminum;
• a second ply adjacent the first ply, the second ply being made of different material than the first ply;
• and
• a third ply adjacent the first ply such that the first ply is between the second and third plies, the third ply comprising cloth fabric;
• connecting the sections together at a plurality of seams, each of the seams being formed by an edge of a first one of an adjacent pair of the sections and an edge of a second one of the adjacent pair of the sections, the second ply of each of the sections overlapping at the seams;
• and
• forming the surface layer of silver or aluminum of the metal and plastic-coated threads, filaments or yarns relative to properties of the metal and plastic-coated threads, filaments or yarns,
• the step of connecting the sections together at the plurality of seams comprising stitching the first ply of the first one of the adjacent pair of the sections to the first ply of the second one of the adjacent pair of the sections such that metal and plastic-coated threads, filaments or yarns are continuous throughout the garment,
• whereby shielding of the human body from electromagnetic radiation waves when the garment is on the human is based on properties of the metal and plastic-coated threads, filaments or yarns and formation of the surface layer of silver or aluminum of the metal and plastic-coated threads, filaments or yarns based thereon.