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Shrink-to-Fit
In the old days all cotton materials – including denim – would shrink quite a lot after the first couple of washes. They were shrink-to-fit
Selvedge Denim
See ‘Selvage Denim’.
Selvage Denim
Selvage (US) or selvedge (UK) is the technical term for the narrow and tightly woven self-finished edges that function as the natural endings on each side of
Sanforization
A treatment process used for cotton and other natural as well as chemical fabrics that was invented by Sanford L. Cluett in the late 1920s
Ring Spinning
A spinning process where fibers are fed on to the end of the yarn while it is in the twisting zone that consists of a