UNDERSTANDING DENIM, JEANS & CHAMBRAY

DENIM: Denim is one kind of warp faced twill fabric. In the case of denim fabric dyed yarn (indigo dye) is used as warp and white yarn is used as weft but sometimes colored yarn can also be used as weft. For making denim 2/1 twill or 3/1 twill structure is followed.

Most of the cases, indigo dye is used in denim production because it produces the desired brilliant blue shades and allows for the characteristic of wash-down effect. Its unique properties, including low affinity for cotton fibers, enable the creation of designs and finishes like stone washing and acid washing.

Direct, sulfur, reactive, pigment dyes etc are also used to dye denim. In the last decade, denim was mainly dyed with indigo (67%), sulfur black (26%) and other sulfur colors (6%). [1]

CHAMBRAY: Chambray is a plain weave fabric, typically made from cotton or linen, where the warp yarn is dyed, and the weft yarn is white. This weaving technique creates a two-tone effect, and it can look like denim. Chambray is generally lighter and more breathable. [2]

JEANS: Jeans is one kind of garments which is made by using denim fabric. Jeans is specially defined as denim pants. Denim is a fabric, while jeans are garments, typically made from denim. Think of denim as the raw material, and jeans as the finished product. Denim is a sturdy cotton twill fabric, often indigo-dyed, that is used to make a variety of garments, including jeans. [3]

In simple words, we can say that pants made from denim fabric is called jeans. [4]

AUTHOR:

Md. Suruj-Zaman

B.Sc in Textile Engineering

Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET)

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