Manufacturing Process

Colors in denim have been quite strong in the last few seasons with all kinds of shades from pastel to very bright and neon colors. While some of the these fabrics have been yarn dyed , most of the colors have been achieved with overdyeing…

This is a guest post by Harry Mercer where he shares some ideas on denim product developments. 1) More Softness In Fabrics Made With Open-End Yarn: Ring spun yarns are preferred in denim because of a feel that is more soft than open-end.…

“Sustainability” in textiles refers to methods employed in the production of fabrics that are more environmentally friendly. “Sustain” means “to uphold” or “maintain”, which in regard to manufacturing calls for establishing…

A seminar on denim  titled “Improved Denim Manufacturing” will be held in the city of  Leon, MEXICO on November 13th and 14th (2012)  It will be a two day seminar where various aspects , particularly technical aspects, of…

As mentioned before , we are starting the denim production education series of articles. The content for these articles on various stages of denim production has been kindly provided by Denim Academy of Orta Anadolu – the premium denim…

This is a technical article by Harry Mercer on Indigo dyeing. It is the fourth and the last part of the article in series. The first part can be seen by clicking here and the second one here and the third one here Part 4 of 4: Denim Dyeing…

This is a technical post by Harry Mercer on Indigo dyeing. It is the third part of the article in series. The first part can be seen by clicking here and the second one here Part 3 of 4: Monitoring of the Indigo Dye baths As discussed in…

This is a guest post by Harry Mercer on Indigo dyeing. It is second part of the article in series. The first part can be seen by clicking here Preparation For Dyeing In the previous article, the basic machine factors in Indigo dyeing were…

This is a highly technical article on Indigo dyeing by Harry Mercer. Read on if you are technically oriented.. This is the first of a series of 4 articles addressing the problems and potential of Indigo dyeing. The Indigo color is the…

This is a guest post by Harry Mercer. It tells about the  best practices in Sulphur dyeing for fashion denim and was  a part of the presentation made at Dhaka  by him on a seminar on Sulphur Dyes by Fenazol The Nature of…