Raw Denim Dictionary Terms (Listed Alphabetically)
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V |W | X | Y | Z
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A
Abrasion
Acetate (also Triacetate)
Acid Wash
Acrylic
Aged
Altre Fibre – A.F. (A.K.A. Other Fibres)
Antique
Anti-Fit
Anti-Twist
Amoskeag
Arcuate (also Arcs)
Atari
Authentic
B
Back Cinch
Back Pocket Flasher
Bartack
Basket Weave
Bedford Cord
Belt Loops
Big E
Bleach
Bleaching
Boot Leg
Broken Twill
Buddy Lee
Button
C
Caste
Cellulose Enzyme Wash
Cellulosic Fibres
Chain Stitching
Chambray
Chino
Ciba-Geigy AG
Coin Pocket
Combing
Combed Yarn
Cone Mills
Corduroy
Core Spun Yarn
Cotton
Cotton Gin
Cotton Inspection
Cowboy Cut
(Yarn) Count
Courtaulds
Crock
Crosshatch
D
Denim
Denim Head
Desizing
Dips
Distressed
Dobby
Double Needle
Drawing (A.K.A. Drafting)
Drill
Dry Denim
Dual Ring-Spun
Duck
Dungaree
DuPont
Dyeing
E
Ecru
Eight O Seven (807)
Enzymes
Enzyme Washing
Express
F
Fabric
Fair to Middling
Fibre
Filling (AKA Weft)
Finishing
Fit
Five Pocket Jeans
Flannel
Flax
Fox Fibre
G
Gabardine
Garment Dye
Genes
Genova
Ginning
Good Middling
Gray Goods (A.K.A. Loomstate / Greige / Grey)
Greencast
H
Hand (A.K.A. Handle)
Hank Dyeing
Harness
Heather (A.K.A. Cross Dye Top Dye, Melange)
Heddles
Hemming
Hemp
Herringbone
Hige
Hipster Jeans
Honey Combs
Hoechst Celanese
I
Indigo
Intimate Blend Yarn
Inseam
Iro-Ochi
J
K
L
Laundry
Left-Hand Twill (A.K.A. LHT)
Leg Opening
Leg Twist
Loom
Loop Dyed
Lycra
Lyocell
M
Man Made Fibre
Men’s Jeans
Mercerization
Microsanding
N
Natural Dye
Natural Fibres
Nylon
O
Other Fibres – O.F. (A.K.A. Altre Fibre)
Open End Denim
Optical Brighteners (A.K.A. Optical Whiteners)
Organic Cotton
Overall
Overdye
Oxford
Oxidation
P
Pigment Dyes
Pima Cotton
Plain Weave
Ply
Polycore Denim
Polyamide (PA)
Polyester (PES)
Poplin
Pre-shrunk
Pumice Stones
Q
R
Ramie
Raw Denim
Rayon
Redcast
Red Lines
Right Hand Twill (RHT)
Ring Dyeing
Ring-Ring Denim
Ring Spun Denim
River Washing
Rivet
Rope Dyeing
S
Sanding (A.K.A. Emerising)
Sandblast
Sanforization
Satin and Sateen
Scouring
Sea Island Cotton
Selvedge Denim (A.K.A. Self-Edge, Selvage)
Shade Batching
Shade Blanket
Shed
Shuttle
Silhouette
Silicone
Silk
Singeing
Sizing
Slim Leg Fit
Skewing
Slasher Dyed
Sliver
Slub
Slub Yarn
Spandex (PU)
Spinning
Staple
Starching
Stonewashing
Straight Leg
S-Twist Yarn
Sulphur
Sulphur Bottom
Suspender Buttons
Synthetic Dyes
Synthetic Fibres
Superfuture (A.K.A. SuFu)
T
Tapered Fit
Tate-Ochi
Tencel
Textile Industry
Textile Finishing
Top Stitch
Trevira
Twill
U
V
W
Waist Overalls
Wales
Warp
Weave
Weft (A.K.A. Filling)
Weight
Whiskering
Width
Women’s Jeans
Wrangler
X
Y
Z
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