Denim Washing: A Buyer's Introduction

Slide 1 of 86: A Buyer&#x27;s Introduction

Slide 2 of 86: What you will be able to do after this session

Slide 3 of 86: The five questions to ask about any wash

Slide 4 of 86: Denim basics

Slide 5 of 86: What denim is

Slide 6 of 86: Indigo and ring dyeing: why denim fades

Slide 7 of 86: Black and sulphur denim behaves differently

Slide 8 of 86: Weight, construction and stretch

Slide 9 of 86: From fabric to finished garment

Slide 10 of 86: Why the same wash looks different on different fabrics

Slide 11 of 86: Twelve words you need on day one

Slide 12 of 86: Washing fundamentals

Slide 13 of 86: What garment washing actually does

Slide 14 of 86: The map: wet, dry and advanced

Slide 15 of 86: Wash type or wash effect?

Slide 16 of 86: A standard wash cycle, step by step

Slide 17 of 86: Machines, load size and why bulk differs from sample

Slide 18 of 86: Why a recipe does not transfer between factories

Slide 19 of 86: Wet processes

Slide 20 of 86: Rinse wash

Slide 21 of 86: Enzyme wash

Slide 22 of 86: How enzyme washing actually works

Slide 23 of 86: Stone wash

Slide 24 of 86: Bleach wash

Slide 25 of 86: Acid wash

Slide 26 of 86: Neutralisation is not optional

Slide 27 of 86: One family, three names

Slide 28 of 86: Vintage wash

Slide 29 of 86: Shade words are not washes

Slide 30 of 86: Tinting and overdye

Slide 31 of 86: Garment dyeing

Slide 32 of 86: Cold dyeing

Slide 33 of 86: Dip dyeing and gradient effects

Slide 34 of 86: Tie dye and tie bleach

Slide 35 of 86: Dischargeable dyeing

Slide 36 of 86: Wet processes at a glance

Slide 37 of 86: Dry and localised processes

Slide 38 of 86: Whiskering

Slide 39 of 86: Hand sanding and scraping

Slide 40 of 86: Grinding and edge abrasion

Slide 41 of 86: Destroy, rip and repair

Slide 42 of 86: PP spray and PP rubbing

Slide 43 of 86: PP spray is now a compliance question

Slide 44 of 86: Tagging, pigment spray and drop

Slide 45 of 86: Pigment application, step by step

Slide 46 of 86: Resin, 3D crinkle and permanent creases

Slide 47 of 86: Dry processes at a glance

Slide 48 of 86: Advanced technologies

Slide 49 of 86: Laser

Slide 50 of 86: Marking, engraving and perforation

Slide 51 of 86: What laser can do that chemistry cannot

Slide 52 of 86: Ozone

Slide 53 of 86: Low-liquor and water-saving systems

Slide 54 of 86: What replaces what

Slide 55 of 86: Building and approving a wash

Slide 56 of 86: Reading a wash: seven things, in order

Slide 57 of 86: Combination washes: how a look is layered

Slide 58 of 86: Wash development: standard to bulk

Slide 59 of 86: The approval documents you must have

Slide 60 of 86: Shade bands and shade variation

Slide 61 of 86: Quality and risk

Slide 62 of 86: The risk map

Slide 63 of 86: Shade and appearance defects

Slide 64 of 86: Chemical and strength defects

Slide 65 of 86: Dry process defects

Slide 66 of 86: Measurement and performance after wash

Slide 67 of 86: Bulk versus approved sample

Slide 68 of 86: Buyer checkpoints

Slide 69 of 86: Buyer checkpoints, stage by stage

Slide 70 of 86: Questions to ask a laundry

Slide 71 of 86: Cost, lead time and MOQ

Slide 72 of 86: What drives the cost of a wash

Slide 73 of 86: Lead time, capacity and MOQ

Slide 74 of 86: What each wash family costs you

Slide 75 of 86: Safety, compliance and sustainability

Slide 76 of 86: Worker safety in a denim laundry

Slide 77 of 86: Restricted substances and your chemical policy

Slide 78 of 86: Water, energy and effluent

Slide 79 of 86: Reading a sustainability claim

Slide 80 of 86: Ten things to take away

Slide 81 of 86: Ten things to take away

Slide 82 of 86: One line per stage. If you cannot tick the third column, do not move to the next row.

Slide 83 of 86: Glossary

Slide 84 of 86: Glossary

Slide 85 of 86: Denim washing is not a finishing detail. It sets the price, the delivery date and most of the quality risk on the order.

Slide 86 of 86: About this guide: author, licence and how to cite