Category : Glossary

Abbreviation for ‘other fibres’ (or ‘altre fibre’). Sometimes seen on the composition label of fabrics made of recycled material. Fabrics produced around the area of...

A costly and time-consuming process. It takes up to almost one hundred days to prepare the dye, called sukumo in Japanese, made from dried polygonum...

See ‘Whiskers’....

So called because the fruits of this cotton become the ‘mother’ of next year’s crop. When indigo-dyed this cotton takes on a vintage look. Source: Nouvelle...

Millwash is a term for denim that has already been washed before being delivered to garment manufacturers. Source: Nouvelle de Nîmes Nº 5: The Denim Dictionary...

A process in which denim is pulled over horizontally placed rollers that are wrapped in either abrasive paper or a chemical abrasion agent. It leads...

The generic name for cellulosic fibre. It is biodegradable (made from dissolved wood pulp) therefore not hazardous to the environment. It is durable and versatile....

This is Dupont’s trademark for elasthane, the artificial fibre that is obtained from a resin known as segmented polyurethane. ‘Lycra’ is a registered trademark of...

An abbreviation of Levi Strauss & Co., originally written on the rivets: L.S. & Co. S.F. Pat May 1873. Once the patent expired in 1890,...

The original method of dyeing denim by which ropes of yarn are pulled through vats of indigo and then laid out on top of the...