Third time should be a charm, right?
Hello, hello!
As You all understand by the tittle, this was our third time in the lab with different machines, electronics and stuff. So, what was it this time?
The assigment was to work with denim this time and find out how many Oz our denim has, analyze the weave pattern, Determine whether there has been used ring-spun or OE yarn in the product, see how much it rubs off and changes in the wash.
So, what is denim?
Probably everybody has at least one pair of jeans at home. But what is it exactly, what is the history behind this basic item? For that, we actually need to go back more than 140 years. They were first working clothes, then symbols of disobedience only to become fashion items. History of denim and jeans is long and colorful. They were invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873.They teamed up from necessity and created an item that will influence cultural groups for years and even today.They are made of a material called denim,which is an interesting fabric. If you wanna learn more about this sturdy cotton warp-faced textile, continue reading…
This sturdy cotton warp-faced textile got its name from the French city it originates from; Nimes("serge de Nimes"). The word “jeans” also originate from the French; "Genes" was the French word for Genoa, the city were these blue cotton trousers were made. Originally denim was dyed with dye from the indigo plant, but today synthetic indigo dye is mostly used to achieve the signature colour of jeans. Because the warp yarn used in denim is usually white, the jeans get lighter as the colour wears out with use. Today stone-washing, sand-spraying and chemicals are used to give a worn out or faded look to new products. The demand for jeans that already looks used, is probably due to their history - jeans were made popular by Western movies, and still today we want our trousers to have that rough cowboy look.
And now, lets cut to the assigment!
When checking the color fatheness to rubbing, the results came out 1/2. How did this that go? Well on one side of machine we putted our lovely denim, but on the other side- white textile, and thaaan we just rubbed them against each other. Simple as that!
When it came to the washing part the results where somewhere between 4 and 4/5. I think that there is no need to expain this part...
And than of course the weave pattern and oz number of our denim that were twill weave 3/1, RHT 3/1 ( because we can see the diagonal lines on both sides of the fabric ) and 13 Oz. That we got from cutting out 4 different peaces of the denimn and than using another simple yet interesting machine.
Again another day in the lab well spent
and some new knowledge gained not only for us but for You too.
Have a lovely week, The Buzzers...