This is a guest post by Harry Mercer The problem of treating wastewater from denim dye waste is significant in many developing countries. Either the costs of treating these wastes affects profit margins or the waste goes untreated and is discharged directly into rivers. The most serious pollution problem results from the use of sulfur dyes in denim. ...Read More

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This is a guest post by Harry Mercer Product development is especially important in the denim market because of demands for novelty and performance, both on the fabric production side and from the garment processing side. There are 2 aspects to product development of fabrics. Product development is usually thought of as creating a product for the market with significantly different colors, appearances (flat, slubs), hands (soft, raspy) or performance (stretch, permanent press). The other ...Read More

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This is  guest post by Harry Mercer Latent defects are ones that are not apparent in finished denim fabrics, but will appear after garment laundering. They are usually a result of procedures in denim sizing, dyeing and finishing that interfere with garment processing or cause spots, holes or streaks in garments. The most well-known is garment seam twist which results from incorrect skew adjustment. Holes : These result from weak places in the fabric, often where knots are in the fabric ...Read More

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