Antiquing Antiquing Antiquing Antiquing - Amanufacturingprocessthat

givesjeansaworn,broken-inlook.Such
processesincludestonewashing,hand
sanding,sandblasting,andgrinding.
Baked Baked Baked Baked- -- - Jeansareliterally"cookedto
createpermanentcreases.
BrokenTwill BrokenTwill BrokenTwill BrokenTwill- Thisisadenimfabric
weavethatcombinesalefthandtwill
witharighthandtwillsothatwhen
lookingcloselyatthejeanyoucansee
thecrosshatchstitchingoftheyarns
Busted Outseam The reinforced stitch
down the outside of the leg is split open,
showing discoloration and a frayed edge.
Casting Casting Casting Casting -- Subtlecolorthatisdyedinto
thedenimfabric,whichisbarely
noticeable
Crosshatch Crosshatch Crosshatch Crosshatch- -- - Aneffectinthedenim
weavecreatedbyusingunevenyarnin
theleftdirection,combinedwithuneven
yarnsintherightdirection.
Denim Denim Denim Denim - Traditionallyacottonfabric
madeofwarpyarnsdyedwithindigoand
wovennaturalyarns.
DestructedDenim DestructedDenim DestructedDenim DestructedDenim - Astyleoffinishing
thatincludesholes,rips,tears,frayed
edges,and/orisshredded.
EnzymeWashing EnzymeWashing EnzymeWashing EnzymeWashing- Aprocessthatuses
celluloseenzymesto"stonewashjeans.
Theenzymeeatsawaycotton,exposing
thewhitecoreoftheindigodyedyardin
jeans.ltisoftenusedwithpumicestone
toenhancethestonewashedeffect.
Grinding Grinding Grinding Grinding- Jeansarewornoutinspecific
areasbyhandwithanelectricgrinder.
FabricWeight FabricWeight FabricWeight FabricWeight - Ameasureoftheounces
persquareyardoffabric.Denimis
typicallywoveninweightsfrom4to15
ouncespersquareyard
FivePocketJeans FivePocketJeans FivePocketJeans FivePocketJeans - Apopularstyleof
jeansinwhichtherearetworear
pockets,twofronthippockets,anda
coinpocketinsidetherightfrontpocket.
Hand Hand Hand Hand - Alsocalled"handfeel.Theway
afabricfeelstothetouch.
HandSanding HandSanding HandSanding HandSanding - Vintagejeansshowwear
patternsthatoccurnaturally.Whentryingto
createthatwornlook(usuallyinthethighs
andseatofjeans)aprocessofusing
sandpapertoreplicatethecharacteristicof
abrasionthatnaturallyformsonthegarment
afterlongperiodsofwear.
lnseam lnseam lnseam lnseam- Theseamthatrunsvertically
downtheinsideofthepantleg.Usually
offeredin30,32,and34.
PumiceStone PumiceStone PumiceStone PumiceStone -Lightweightvolcanic
stonesusedforstonewashinggarments.
These"rocksactuallyfloatontopof
water,wearingawayduringthe
stonewashprocessandturninginto
sand-likematerial.
ReverseSilhouette ReverseSilhouette ReverseSilhouette ReverseSilhouette Astyleoffitthatis
fullerthroughthethighsandrear.
RigidDenim RigidDenim RigidDenim RigidDenim - Describedunwashed
denim.Mostdenimgarmentsare
typicallywashedbeforegoingtoretail.
Rivet Rivet Rivet Rivet - Ametalaccessoryusedinjeans
toreinforcestresspointsandfor
nonfunctionaldecorations- usuallyfound
onthefrontandbackpockets.
Sandblasting Sandblasting Sandblasting Sandblasting- Alaundryprocessin
whichunwashedjeansaresprayedwith
sandorchemicalstogivethejeana
wornappearance.
SandWash SandWash SandWash SandWash - Agarmentwashing
techniqueinwhichsand,orsomeother
abrasivesubstance,isusedwhen
washingthedenim.Thistreatment
impartsafadedappearanceandavery
softhand
Slub Slub Slub Slub Denim Denim Denim Denim - Slightimperfectionsinthe
yarnthatoffera"beatupmoretextured
look.
Stretch Stretch Stretch Stretch - DenimwovenwithLycra.
Stonewash Stonewash Stonewash Stonewash- Atechniquebywhich
fabricsorgarmentsaretreatedto
produceacertaincolorand/ortexture
effectbytumblingthemwithpumice
stonesorotherabrasives.There,the
stonescomeintocontactwiththefabric,
abrasionsoccurandcolorisremoved.
3% Lycra
Tacking Tacking Tacking Tacking - Aprocesswherethedenimis
"clippedbeforeitiswashed,causingit
tolookasthoughithasnaturalfoldsin
thefabric.
Whiskers Whiskers Whiskers Whiskers - Tocreatethe"whiskered
lookthatmanyoldjeanshavealongthe
frontthighs,horizontallinesaredrawn
onthejeanwithsandpaperandthe
jeansarestonedandwashed.