Basket Weave
A fabric weave where more than one filling threads pass over and under the same number of threads on alternate rows of the warp.
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Blend
Blend is a term that applied to a yarn or a fabric made up of more than one fiber. In blended yarns, two or more different types of staple fibres are spun or twisted together to form the yarn. Read more..
Chambray
A plain weave fabric, with a single but different warp and weft color. In jeans-wear, fabric mills usually use a medium depth indigo warp color and natural (unbleached) weft.
Double ring spun (ring/ring denim)
Double ring-spun denim uses ring-spun yarn for both warp and weft. This is the traditional way to produce denim. Read more..
Enzyme washing
Enzyme Washing is the use of cellulose enzymes to soften the jeans and lighten a colour. The cellulosic are used because they loosen up the indigo dye in the denim. The main purpose of the enzyme wash is to make the denim appear worn, rugged, broken in and used. Read more..
