HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wishing you all the best in 2024.   This is our first post for 2024, so we would like to get back to basics and write about selvedge denim.   In the case of denim fabrics, the warp yarn is often white & color to assert their presence. This is so-called famous "Red ear". (Red on white...

  16.5oz, 18gauze jersey fabric.     ”Inlay" have become representative of Japan Blue Jeans' tops. Inlay (knitting) is manufactured at a factory in Gifu. For those of us who have long been involved in the denim industry, our encounter with inlay was full of new discoveries. We will introduce our commitment to fabric production and its production background, which...

Hi, It's still very hot in Japan, but AW23 items are beginning to arrive. We would like to talk about JAPAN BLUE JEANS' standard fabric "Sashiko" this time.   First of all, about what Sashiko is. Originally, the term "Sashiko" did not refer to the weaves like denim, but to the technique of sewing multiple layers of fabric together in...

We are going to introduce about "Sashiko-like Jacquard" which attract attention.   Now, what kind of fabric is Jacquard? Jacquard is a fabric woven by a Jacquard loom and designs and patterns are woven into the fabric. The loom is an automatic loom invented by French inventor Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801.   Jacquard loom   Unlike printed fabrics, Jacquard...

Have you ever heard of "sateen"? It is one of the three fundamental weaves. Three fundamental weaves have plain weave (chambray, canvas ), twill weave (denim, chino), and sateen weave. Each has its own characteristics and is used for different purposes.   Sateen weave has fewer intersections between the warp and weft yarns, and more of either yarns appear on...