Denim has always been greedily targeted by manufacturers/producers of fibres other than cotton simply for the reason that it is the highest selling clothing item in the world. There have been experiments to make denim from wool,silk,tencel and other fibres and each of them has had limited amount of success. We now have a new fibre seeking to enter the world of denim – The Alpaca Fiber . [caption id="attachment_468" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Paca blue ...Read More

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Japan Fashion Week recently concluded in Tokyo. Besides the usual show, there was an exhibition on the denim industry in Japan – Japan Blue. The highlight of this exhibiton was that the Japanese denim industry is working on various ways to make the entire Denim/Jeans manufacturing process as environment friendly as possible.Denim fabric manufacturer Nisshinbo is using discarded banana stocks in its fabrics .Manufacturer Nihonmenpu is producing items dyed with natural mulberry ...Read More

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Advanced Denim is a new concept based on two new sulphur dyes – introduced by Clariant last week in the Blue Zone fair. They mention that from a technology point of view, Advanced Denim offers fast-to-repetitive washing, good rubbing fastness and an easy application process. Environmentally, it features an ecological dyeing process (no hydros, less water consumption), denim that fulfills GOTS requirements, and wash-down bleaching without the need for hypochlorite (Aox free). Fashion ...Read More

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Samurai is a famous Japanese brand and known for its innovative jeans. One of their great jeans which came out last year was the 21oz denim… 21 oz??????? Yes, whole of 21 oz ! The S510XX21 model of Samurai ,with 21oz denim fabric made on Japanese wooden looms, has bettered their own previous record of 19oz denim. This is a truly amazing denim and inspite of being so heavy, it is soft in feel because of very coarse yarns used and unique weaving methods applied. Samurai, rightly calls it ...Read More

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Can you believe that Denim can be dyed 48 TIMES ?? Well, seeing is believing. Here are some snaps from Kappa Jeans which claims to dye their Denims 48 times in NATURAL INDIGO..See here and here But whatever may be the actual number of dips in Indigo, the Denim is Really Cool.. Related Posts: Natural Indigo Dye Extraction Process ...Read More

Ever hear of Persimmon Juice Denim ? Persimmon – tanin dyeing is a Japanese dyeing and is called Kaki – Shibu Dyeing. Persimmon is an extremely bitter kind of fruit and its juice is full of dark brown tanin which is used in place of Indigo for dyeing the cotton. When the denim is dyed with this juice , it achieves dark brown color. This color tends to darken with oxidation and thus the Jeans will darken with time. Some Japanese brands like Samurai make these kind of jeans, though ...Read More

What is Selvedge/Selvage Denim ? Selvage Denim is the denim made on Old Style Shuttle Looms rather than the modern shuttleless looms. Simply stated it is ‘Self – Edge’ denim which is created since the Weft goes back and forth as a single thread rather than individual threads for each weft weave..As the weft loops back from the end, it creates a ‘Selvage’. Traditionally the denim made on the Shuttle Looms was so narrow that about 3 yards were required to make a ...Read More

I just do not seem to be stopping to write about Japanese denim. There actually is so much to learn from them that it feels great to write about them. ‘Kato’ is a brand from Japan which is making special Natural Jeans. Their Jeans are made from Zimbabwe Cotton and are dyed by the ‘Hank System’ in natural indigo . This is the oldest system of dyeing cotton in Indigo in which the yarn spends one day in dyeing to the core and another day is spent hanging in a steam room.. ...Read More

Two new innovations from LYCRA are expected to give a great fillip to the usage of lycra in Denims and add value to the denim garments. Xfit Lycra: Xfit lycra is a latest patented technology which allows 360 degree movement in the fabric besides fabric stability and shape retention.All this allows a user to move in any way. How would this help the denim garment manufacturers?? The manufacturers will be able to produce garments for a wider range of buyers. Currently stretch garments are ...Read More

There is a growing interest in the shuttle looms in the denim industry to produce the authentic denim. The Japanese and the Italians are the ones using these looms the most. Lets take a look at how does a typical denim shuttle loom from TOYODA and its shuttle looks like: ...Read More