Want to learn more about how to resolve everyday stitch and seam  quality problems with denim?  If you do , a free workshop by American and Efird  will give you useful knowledge on how to overcome the most typical seaming problems. A&E develops the content and creates these programs as a special means to help companies  increase productivity.  Topics covered include: Review of common stitches used in denim and why each is used.  Detailed overview of 5 ...Read More

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Denimsandjeans.com is probably the most frequented site on the net for denim supply chain professionals from mills, brands , retailers , manufacturers around the world (hope we did not sound pompous– just a little proud..!) . We are opening some new sections on our site where the companies could advertise themselves  and make themselves  and their products visible to our discerning visitors . These places on our site are : a) Sidebar : We have one slot available on the sidebar ...Read More

Martelli Europe is one of the most reputed washing laundries around the world and brings out specialized washes at various times. The company is highly focused on contributing to new developments which result in environment friendly techniques . I spoke to the Managing Director of Martelli Europe – Mr. Mauro Angelini – regarding the same and he was quite emphatic on the contribution  of new  vintage wash developments which may help to reduce CO2 emissions and contribute in ...Read More

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Bluconnection – an innovative indigo dye manufacturing company from Singapore has compiled a comprehensive compendium about the history , chemistry and application of Indigo dyes. We are producing some extracts from this compendium . Also show is the complete presentation in a slideshow under the article and it can also be obtained in  PDF form Free by email from Paul Cowell of Bluconnection. Indigo History The roots of indigo go back into the stone age when our ancestors used indigo ...Read More

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American and Efird – has listed out some of the most common seam inequalities in the manufacturing of denim jeans . The company lists out the defects and suggests solutions for removing these defects. We are summarizing the results from A & E  below :   1.BROKEN STITCHES – NEEDLE CUTTING Description : Where the thread is being broken where one seam crosses another seam (ex: bartacks on top of waistband stitching, seatseam on top of riser seam ) resulting in stitch ...Read More

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This is a guest post by Harry Mercer Until 1915, most Indigo dyeing was conducted in skein machines for cotton or loose fiber dyeing for wool. Skein dyeing of Indigo is still the best method for dyeing Indigo on very fine yarns for the delicate high-fashion fabrics. In 1915, the first rope dyeing machine appeared and only in the 1970’s was sheet dyeing introduced. The relative advantages of rope as opposed to sheet Indigo machines is a common subject of debate. Based on my 30 years of ...Read More

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Levi’s is trying to touch new heights on the  ladder of corporate social responsibility by ensuring in various ways  that its suppliers adhere to practices which are good for the workers  and for the society as a whole. Since , Levi’s hardly has its own manufacturing left now, it is dependent on factories around the world in Asian , South American and African countries to make products for them . On the one hand, it increases the need to monitor and control these factories ...Read More

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This is a guest post by Harry Mercer Why Garment Dyeing? Garment dyeing is a method of dyeing fully-fashioned garments such as t-shirts, sweaters, dresses, stockings and jeans. In the conventional method of fabric manufacturing, fabric that has been pre-dyed (piece-dyed) is cut-and-sewn into garments. The conventional method has the advantage in terms of cost effectiveness of mass production of fabric in specific colors. The most significant disadvantage in the conventional approach is the ...Read More

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” says Brundtland Politician and sustainable development leader. This concept has been imbibed by Garmon and Bozetto – who are a chemical manufacturing company from Italy and firmly believe in innovation with sustainability.   According to them , world still lacks the know-how and technologies to be 100% sustainable; but ...Read More

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The Kingpins Denim event to be held at Delhi will have a special seminar on Denim trends by Stylesight – the leading agency for trends worldwide – on 28th April at 11.30am. Spring/Summer 2012 Denim Direction + Fall / Winter 2012 Preview. The seminar will be presented by Suna Hasan (Trend Director) and shall focus on International denim trends as well that emanating in the Indian denim market. Stylesight will present an in-depth look at the design directives driving the denim market for ...Read More

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