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Founded by Sandeep Agarwal – who has been associated with denim since 1993- the website brings out the best in denim world – trends, analysis, reports on almost a daily basis for the service of the denim industry worldwide. The reports provided by Denimsandjeans.com over the last few years have been found quite useful by the industry players – designers, sourcing guys, mills, buyers etc.

  • Rope Dyeing Vs Slasher (Sheet) Dyeing

    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…

  • Denim Trends In India – Streetwear Shots From Delhi , Bangalore And Mumbai

      The Indian market is a fast growing market for denim products.  From a small market in early 1990s , we are looking at a market today which consumes over 250 millions pcs of jeans in a year and is growing at a pace of over 10%. Going at this pace, the Indian market will…

  • Levi’s : New Terms Of Engagement For Suppliers –On Social And Environmental Standards

    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…

  • Denim Apparel Imports Into US Continue To Fall In 2011

    As we mentioned in our previous report on last quarter imports in 2010 , the denim apparel import continues to fall in the first 2 months of 2011. The fall is not small  –at about 6.3% – compared to the same period  in 2010. The fall is even more when one considers that the last…

  • Jeans Garment Dyeing with Sulfur Dyes

    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…

  • Sustainable Development Through Denim Chemicals From Garmon and Bozzetto

    “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.…

  • Textile Calculators : Find GSM, Oz/sq.Yd Etc. Of Denim Fabrics And Other Fabrics

    What is the GSM of a 10.5 oz fabric ? What is the linear weight of a 14 oz fabric with a width of 165 cm ? What is the oz/sq.yd of a  fabric if one mtr weighs 800 gms ? What is the GSM of a fabric if  it weighs 200 grams and has…

  • Arvind and Birla Launch The Excel Denim : Cellulosic Denim

    A partnership between Arvind denim and Birla  Cellulose has resulted  in the creation of a great denim product – the Excel Denim. Excel  fiber which is a third generation cellulosic fiber has been developed by Birla Cellulose  in collaboration with Arvind mills and the result is a cool denim product. Both the companies worked together …

  • Advances in the Ammonia Mercerization And Finishing in Denim

    The use of ammonia in mercerization has been known since the 1930’s and was developed commercially for fabric processing around 1970 in what was originally known as the Tedesco process, which was subsequently acquired by the Sanforized company and made well-known as the Sanfor-Set®process. The fashion appeal of so-called “flat-finish” denim resulting from Japanese ammonia-finished…

  • Denim Trends From Magic Fair

    This is a guest post by Caroline . She covered the denim trends at the recently held Magic fair in USA.  She runs the blog – Nudawngtown The Denim Shirt ! The sturdy denim shirt showed how it’s evolving for the young men’s market. Basic denim styles to more updated versions with mixed fabrics, stitch…

  • Indigo Dyeing Methods – Engineering Color, Wash Fastness And Fashion Effects

    This is a guest post by Harry Mercer. This is a very technical description – read on if you are technically oriented.. Here are given some important dyeing processes related to indigo dyeing – specially on Rope Dyeing . Pre Treatment Pre-treatment is conducted in the 1st tank. The most common pre-treatments are : 1. …

  • Why Are Cotton Prices Increasing And Affecting Prices Of Denim Jeans And Other Apparel ?

    This is a guest article by Robert Antoshak – Managing Director , Olah Inc. This week, cotton futures prices topped $2.00 per pound. A year or so ago, the big debate in the cotton world was whether cotton could reach the history-setting level of a $1.00 per pound. How things can change! For jeans and…