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Denim, in American usage since the late eighteenth century, In 1789 George Washington toured a Beverly, Massachusetts, factory producing machine-woven cotton denim. ( Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities: Mass Moments ). denotes a rugged Cotton Twill Textile , in which the Weft passes under two (''twi-'' "double") or more Warp fibers, producing the familiar diagonal ribbing identifiable on the reverse of the fabric, which distinguishes denim from Cotton Duck . A popular conception of the etymology of the word denim is that it is a contraction or derivative of the French term, ''serge de Nîmes .'' Serge weave, with a distinctly-twilled diagonal rib, is now more usually associated with sturdy woollen textiles. Denim was traditionally colored blue with Indigo Dye to make blue " Jeans ," though "jean" then denoted a different, lighter cotton textile; the contemporary use of jean comes from the French word for Genoa , Italy (Gênes), from which the first denim trousers were made. A similarly woven traditional American cotton textile is the diagonal warp-striped hickory cloth that was once associated with railroadmen's overalls, in which blue or black contrasting with undyed white threads form the woven pattern. Hickory cloth was characterized as being as rugged as Hickory wood—not to mention the fact that it was deemed to be worn mainly by "hicks"—although neither may be the origin of that term a nickname for "Richard" . Records of a group of New Yorkers headed for the California gold fields in 1849 show that they took along four "hickory shirts" apiece. Hickory cloth would later furnish the material for some "fatigue" pantaloons and shirts in the American Civil War . The word dungarees, to identify heavy cotton pants such as ''). Dongri Fort was rebuilt in 1769 as Fort George, Bombay, where the first cotton mill was established in 1854. Dyed in indigo, the traditional cloth was used by Portuguese sailors and cut wide so that the legs could be swiftly rolled up when necessary. Thus, dungarees have a separate history. DRY DENIM Dry denim, as opposed to Washed Denim , is a denim Fabric that is not washed after being dyed during its production. Most denim is washed after being crafted into an article of clothing in order to make it softer and to eliminate any shrinkage which could cause an item to not fit after the owner washes it. In addition to being washed, non-dry denim is sometimes artificially "distressed" to achieve a worn-in look. Much of the appeal of dry denim lies in the fact that with time the fabric will fade in a manner similar to that which artificially distressed denim attempts to replicate. With dry denim, however, such fading is affected by the body of the person who wears the jeans and the activities of their daily life. This creates what many feel to be a more natural, unique look than pre-distressed denim. To facilitate the natural distressing process, some wearers of dry denim will often abstain from washing their jeans for more than six months Nudie Jeans Co. - Take care of your jeans , though it is not a necessity for fading. Predominantly found in premium denim lines, dry denim represents a small niche in the overall market. SELVAGE DENIM |
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