Introduction
Denim is a rugged cotton twill textile, in whichthe weft passes under two (twi-"double") or more warp fibers,producing the familiar diagonal ribbing identifiable on the reverse of the fabric.A popular conception of the etymology of the word denim is that it is acontraction or derivative of the French term, serge de Nmes. Denim wastraditionally colored blue with indigo dye to make blue "jeans,"though "jean" then denoted a different, lighter cotton textile; thecontemporary use of jean comes from the French word for Genoa, Italy (Gnes), from which the first denim trousers were made. A similarly woven traditional Americancotton textile is the diagonal warp-striped hickory cloth that was onceassociated with railroad men's overalls, in which blue or black contrastingwith undyed white threads form the woven pattern.
About the Author
Theauthor is Final YearStudent at Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology in Department OfTextile Technology.
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