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Selvedge denim is the name for a high-quality, dense weave of denim that is more expensive to produce due to it being made on smaller, slower-moving looms that are often older models.
Kaihara Denim (カイハラ) is a Japanese fabric mill originally founded as Marusu (㋜) in 1893 as an indigo kasuri producer. [1] Its name is written in katakana and refers to its founder, Kaihara Sukejiro (貝原助治郎), who established Kaihara Textile Mills Ltd. in 1951.
As any denim enthusiast knows, jeans are not all the same. Not only are there different cuts and silhouettes to choose from, but washes can also range from dark indigo to a faded light blue.
Denim fabric dyed with indigo Denim fabric dyed with indigo and black dyes and made into a shirt. Denim is a sturdy cotton warp-faced [1] textile in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads. This twill weave produces a diagonal ribbing that distinguishes it from cotton duck. Denim, as it is recognized today, was first produced in ...
A selvage (US English) or selvedge (British English) is a "self-finished" edge of a piece of fabric which keeps it from unraveling and fraying. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term "self-finished" means that the edge does not require additional finishing work, such as hem or bias tape , to prevent fraying.
Chinese cuisine is deeply intertwined with traditional Chinese medicine, such as in the practise of Chinese food therapy. Color, scent and taste are the three traditional aspects used to describe Chinese food, [8] as well as the meaning, appearance, and nutrition of the food. Cooking should be appraised with respect to the ingredients used ...
A pair of jeans Microscopic image of faded fabric. Jeans are a type of trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with the addition of copper pocket rivets added by Jacob W. Davis in 1871 [1] and patented by Davis and Levi Strauss on May 20, 1873.
The majority of Chinese Peruvians have origins in southern China, where Cantonese is spoken. [6] The Comisión Lexicografía de la Academia Peruana (CLAP) proposed that the word chifa is from Cantonese 食飯 喇 (Jyutping: sik 9 fan 6 la 3), lit "to eat cooked rice" ("comer arroz cocido") [2] [6] but usually meant "Time to eat [meal]".