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Crosshatch
An effect in the denim weave created by using uneven yarns in the weft direction combined with uneven yarns in the warp direction. Source: Tellason
Construction Worker’s Cleavage
The so-called construction worker’s cleavage emerged on the runway in 1996 in an Alexander McQueen show. The trouser is particularly popular in the hip-hop scene.
Cone Mills
A name that sounds familiar to denimheads all over the world. And that’s not surprising; to this day Cone Mills is one of the biggest
Colour Fast
The level of attachment of dye to the garment. Indigo is commonly used to dye denim because of its low colour fastness – it is
Coin Pocket
Often confused as the fifth pocket of the quintessential jean, the coin pocket, also known as the watch pocket, was actually part of the original
Combed Yarn
As the name implies, combed yarn has undergone the combing process making all the fibres straight and parallel. A combed sliver is made by finer fibres than carded
Chain Stitch
The traditional stitch used to hem jeans. It uses one continuous thread that loops back on itself and ends up looking like the links of