According to Textile Terms and Definition Denim is

traditionally a 3/1 warp face twill fabric made from

yarn dyed warp and un-dyed weft yarn

3/1 RHT 3/1 LHT

— The word denim probably came from the name of
France serge de nimes serge (a kind of
material/fabric) from Nimes (a town in France) at 17th
century.
— Leob Strauss started a wholesale business of denim at
the first of 18th century in America by the name of
Levi.
— Cowboys who often wore denim in the movies
became very popular at around 1930 which lead to an
increased interest in the rugged trousers.
— Fewer jeans were made during the World War 2 at 1943
for American soldiers. After the war, rival companies,
like Wrangler and Lee began to compete with Levi s
for a share of the international market.
— Denim became very popular with young people in the
1950 s. Some schools in the US went so far as to ban
students from wearing denim at that time.
— Manufacturers started to make different styles of
denim to match the 1960 s fashions.
— Denim become fashionable cloth at around s
— And now denim is the most usable cloth for men and
women for all ages.
— Slasher Denim: Dyeing and sizing are done in form of
sheet/ slasher simultaneously and that is why the
process is also called sheet dyeing and the denim is
sheet denim.

— Rope Denim: Warping and dyeing are done in the form

of rope and dyeing sizing is done separately.
 Direct Cold Hot
warping Wash Wash

Dyeing(6 Cold
Creeling
bath) Wash

Pre- Cold
Drying
wetting Wash

Cold Hot
Sizing
Wash Wash
 Ball Cold
Hot wash
warping wash

Dyeing Cold
creeling
(10 bath) wash

Pre- Cold
Storage
wetting wash

Cold
Hot wash
wash
— 100% cotton or polyester blend yarn is used where
count range is 7OE to 40OE for slasher and up to 20OE
for rope.

— Steel for zipper, snaps and buttons.

— Leather, plastic for level.

Ø Indigo vat dye: it is natural organic dye achieved
from plant. But now several thousand tons of indigo
produced each year is synthetic.
Ø Sulphur Dye: These dyes are so called because they
contain sulphur atoms in their molecules.
Criteria Comparison
— Required floor space — Floor space is
— Man power
comparatively
— Count
higher for rope
denim production
Criteria Comparison
— Required floor space — Less man power
— Man power
required for
— Count
slasher denim
production.
Criteria Comparison
— Required floor space — Higher count is
— Man power
used for slasher
— Count
denim.
Criteria Comparison
— Lapper tendency — Lapper tendency
— Dye bath capacity
is higher in rope
— Shade variation.
dyeing than
slasher dyeing.
Criteria Comparison
— Lapper tendency — Dye bath capacity
— Dye bath capacity
of slasher is lower
— Shade variation.
than rope dyeing
machine .
Criteria Comparison
— Lapper tendency — Lower shade
— Dye bath capacity
variation in rope
— Shade variation.
dyeing process.
Criteria Comparison
— Production — Production of
— breakage rate
rope denim is
— Wastage
about 50% higher
than slasher
denim.
Criteria Comparison
— Production — Breakage rate of
— Breakage rate
Slasher is higher
— Wastage
than rope
method.
Criteria Comparison
— Production — Wastage of
— breakage rate
Slasher is higher
— Wastage
than rope
method.
Criteria Comparison
— Production of Stripe — Stripe fabric can
fabric
— LCB process
be produced only
— warping. by rope method.
Not possible for
slasher.
Criteria Comparison
— Production of Stripe — No need of LCB
fabric
— LCB process
process for slasher
— warping. method. For rope,
it is need to do re-
beaming.
Criteria Comparison
— Production of Stripe — Direct warping is
fabric
— LCB process
done for slasher
— warping. while, ball
warping for rope
method.