Material
Japanese Selvedge Denim
Ring-spun, rope-dyed indigo woven on shuttle looms — the denim that earns its fades.
- Composition
- 100% cotton, ring-spun, rope-dyed indigo
- Weight
- 12oz
- Width
- 33 in (selvedge)
- Color
- Indigo
- Origin
- Japan
- Care
- Wash cold, hang dry, expect honest fades
Where it is used
On the reference shelf
- SelvedgeThe self-finished edge of a narrow-loom cloth, and why it turns up on the outside of a pair of jeans.
- Fabric weightWhat the "oz" on a cloth means, what the numbers feel like in the hand, and why a jacket, a jean and a pocket bag do not want the same one.
- Warp, weft and twillThe two directions in a woven cloth, why denim has a diagonal, and what "broken" and "herringbone" twills change.
- Raw denimDenim that has not been washed after weaving and dyeing. What that means for stiffness, shrinkage and how it fades — and what the workshop does about it.
- The selvedge outseamA plain seam pressed open, with the cloth's own finished edges left showing. Narrow, flat, and honest about what the cloth is.
- Washing denimThere is no single rule. What washing does to a raw denim, what to expect the first time, and the habits that keep a pair in shape.
- Fading and black denimIndigo fades to white where it creases; black fades to grey everywhere. Why they age differently, and what to expect from each.