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Ecru

Editorial | MarcJanuary 7, 2010June 5, 2019

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The natural colour of undyed denim. Completely undyed jeans do exist, but they are quite hard to find. Source: Nouvelle de Nîmes Nº 5: The Denim

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Eco Denim

Editorial | MarcJanuary 7, 2010June 5, 2019

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Denim that is made from environmentally sustainable cotton, dyes and recycling techniques. After the dyeing process, remains of the indigo substance are filtered and recycled

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Draper Loom

Editorial | MarcJanuary 7, 2010June 5, 2019

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Most classic American selvage denim was produced on looms made by the Draper Northrop Corporation in Hopedale, Massachusetts. Their looms boasted features like an automatic

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Dyeing

Editorial | MarcJanuary 7, 2010June 5, 2019

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Tinting procedure of the denim cloth, in which the natural cotton warp yarn is dipped into a number of indigo dye baths. After each bath,

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Dungarees

Editorial | MarcJanuary 7, 2010June 5, 2019

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Similar to jeans, but generally baggier du to their workwear origins. The word itself refers to Dongari Kapar, a thick cotton cloth that is produced

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Duck

Editorial | MarcJanuary 7, 2010June 5, 2019

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A type of tightly woven canvas. Supposedly, the name derived from the Dutch word ‘doek’. This canvas is created from medium to coarse yarns. Cotton duck

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