Description of Denim Fabric

Description Of Denim Fabrics

Denim fabrics have been one of the rare clothing groups worn by people in any gender, any social/professional group and country. Now are day denim is most desirable garment for wearer. Denim is fashion icon for youth and number of people increase day by day toward the denim. It was observed that 50% of people under 60 have preferred denim products during their lives. 90% of the people around 14 and 19 ages and 70% of the people around 20 and 29 ages stated that denim products were crucial for their wearing experiences. Its usage has always an increase trend and it is thought that making it more comfortable and improving some properties.

Strength of the fabric is an important property that decides and influences all other performance properties of the fabric. Consideration of the strength of the fabric is very essential while selecting the appropriate fabric for the intended garment, Fibers properties is indirectly affect to fabric properties. It was found that PPI, weave and weft type greatly affect fabric strength. When the threads/inch increases the fabric strength also increases but at higher threads/inch the gain in strength is relatively more.

The air permeability is a very important factor in the performance of some textile materials. There are voids generate between weft and warp yarns in the fabric during interlacement. The void volume in woven fabrics causes air permeability. The air permeability of fabric is determined by the rate of air flow through a material under a differential pressure between the two fabric surfaces.

Definition of denim and jeans

According to Textile Terms and definition published by textile institute “ Denim is traditionally a 3/1 warp faced twill fabric made from yarn dyed warp and undyed weft yarn.” And jean is a 2/1 warp faced twill fabric used chiefly for overalls or casual wear.

Jean originally an Ameriacan term ( now international derived from Genes ( cloth from Genoa ). The term was coined un the USA to describe tight – fitting trousers made of cotton twill, usually woven with a dark blue dyed warp and undyed weft stitched on seams and pockets and having copper rivets here and there.

Types of denim fabric

•   Polyester denim
•   Slub denim
•   Ring denim
•   Broken twill denim
•   Herring bone twill denim
•   Fency denim

Treatment or modified denim fabric

• Coated fabric
• Prepare for dye
• Two tone denim
• Flat fabric
• Calendaring fabric
• Cotton to dye
• Printed denim fabric