101 Primers
Know Your Button Types: Donut vs. Tack
We go through two of the major button types found on denim jeans and jackets: the donut and the tack, and how they're fixed to the garments.
denim production
Interviews
Asad Soorty and Eda Dikmen on Denim Kind, One of the World’s Most Eco-Friendly Denim Facilities
If you’re like me, I’m sure you’ve encountered at least a couple “LEED-certified buildings” over the past few years. But…
Op-Ed
Italians Do It Better? NSFW – White Oak Economy
Italy has long been known as a bastion of quality and high fashion, but with a changing global economy is that still the case in 2016's denim world?
Brand Profiles
Workers’ From Cotton to Jeans Parts V and VI: Patterning and Sewing
In the final parts of Workers' From Cotton to Jeans series, we examine the stages of pattern drafting and finally cutting and sewing denim pants.
Brand Profiles
Workers’ From Cotton to Jeans Parts III and IV: Dyeing and Weaving
In the third and fourth parts of Workers' From Cotton to Jeans series, we examine the dyeing and weaving stages of denim production.
Brand Profiles
Workers’ From Cotton to Jeans Part II: Spinning and Carding
In part 2 of Workers' production series, we look at the process of carding and spinning raw cotton into yarns that are ready for weaving.
Brand Profiles
Workers’s From Cotton to Jeans Part I: Cotton
Japanese brand Workers went to extreme lengths to document their production process, see everything that goes into making denim from cotton to jeans.
Latest News
3sixteen’s Tour of Kuroki Mills: Denim From Start to Finish
See how 3sixteen's denim is made at Kuroki Mills in Okayama, Japan including in depth pics of dyeing, weaving, and sanforization.
Op-Ed
Norman Porter Makes a Jean – Video
We show how Philadelphia's Norman Porter makes a pair of jeans from start to finish in only four minutes.
101 Primers
Breaking Down Bar Tacks
A simple explanation of the importance of bar tack stitching, and why it's present on just about every pair of jeans ever created.
