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Denim Washing: A Buyer's Introduction85 slides · eleven sections · for buyers, merchandisers and product developers
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Slide 1 of 85: A Buyer's Introduction
Slide 2 of 85: What you will be able to do after this session
Slide 3 of 85: The five questions to ask about any wash
Slide 4 of 85: Denim basics
Slide 5 of 85: What denim is
Slide 6 of 85: Indigo and ring dyeing: why denim fades
Slide 7 of 85: Black and sulphur denim behaves differently
Slide 8 of 85: Weight, construction and stretch
Slide 9 of 85: From fabric to finished garment
Slide 10 of 85: Why the same wash looks different on different fabrics
Slide 11 of 85: Twelve words you need on day one
Slide 12 of 85: Washing fundamentals
Slide 13 of 85: What garment washing actually does
Slide 14 of 85: The map: wet, dry and advanced
Slide 15 of 85: Wash type or wash effect?
Slide 16 of 85: A standard wash cycle, step by step
Slide 17 of 85: Machines, load size and why bulk differs from sample
Slide 18 of 85: Why a recipe does not transfer between factories
Slide 19 of 85: Wet processes
Slide 20 of 85: Rinse wash
Slide 21 of 85: Enzyme wash
Slide 22 of 85: How enzyme washing actually works
Slide 23 of 85: Stone wash
Slide 24 of 85: Bleach wash
Slide 25 of 85: Acid wash
Slide 26 of 85: Neutralisation is not optional
Slide 27 of 85: One family, three names
Slide 28 of 85: Vintage wash
Slide 29 of 85: Shade words are not washes
Slide 30 of 85: Tinting and overdye
Slide 31 of 85: Garment dyeing
Slide 32 of 85: Cold dyeing
Slide 33 of 85: Dip dyeing and gradient effects
Slide 34 of 85: Tie dye and tie bleach
Slide 35 of 85: Dischargeable dyeing
Slide 36 of 85: Wet processes at a glance
Slide 37 of 85: Dry and localised processes
Slide 38 of 85: Whiskering
Slide 39 of 85: Hand sanding and scraping
Slide 40 of 85: Grinding and edge abrasion
Slide 41 of 85: Destroy, rip and repair
Slide 42 of 85: PP spray and PP rubbing
Slide 43 of 85: PP spray is now a compliance question
Slide 44 of 85: Tagging, pigment spray and drop
Slide 45 of 85: Pigment application, step by step
Slide 46 of 85: Resin, 3D crinkle and permanent creases
Slide 47 of 85: Dry processes at a glance
Slide 48 of 85: Advanced technologies
Slide 49 of 85: Laser
Slide 50 of 85: Marking, engraving and perforation
Slide 51 of 85: What laser can do that chemistry cannot
Slide 52 of 85: Ozone
Slide 53 of 85: Low-liquor and water-saving systems
Slide 54 of 85: What replaces what
Slide 55 of 85: Building and approving a wash
Slide 56 of 85: Reading a wash: seven things, in order
Slide 57 of 85: Combination washes: how a look is layered
Slide 58 of 85: Wash development: standard to bulk
Slide 59 of 85: The approval documents you must have
Slide 60 of 85: Shade bands and shade variation
Slide 61 of 85: Quality and risk
Slide 62 of 85: The risk map
Slide 63 of 85: Shade and appearance defects
Slide 64 of 85: Chemical and strength defects
Slide 65 of 85: Dry process defects
Slide 66 of 85: Measurement and performance after wash
Slide 67 of 85: Bulk versus approved sample
Slide 68 of 85: Buyer checkpoints
Slide 69 of 85: Buyer checkpoints, stage by stage
Slide 70 of 85: Questions to ask a laundry
Slide 71 of 85: Cost, lead time and MOQ
Slide 72 of 85: What drives the cost of a wash
Slide 73 of 85: Lead time, capacity and MOQ
Slide 74 of 85: What each wash family costs you
Slide 75 of 85: Safety, compliance and sustainability
Slide 76 of 85: Worker safety in a denim laundry
Slide 77 of 85: Restricted substances and your chemical policy
Slide 78 of 85: Water, energy and effluent
Slide 79 of 85: Reading a sustainability claim
Slide 80 of 85: Ten things to take away
Slide 81 of 85: Ten things to take away
Slide 82 of 85: One line per stage. If you cannot tick the third column, do not move to the next row.
Slide 83 of 85: Glossary
Slide 84 of 85: Glossary
Slide 85 of 85: Denim washing is not a finishing detail. It sets the price, the delivery date and most of the quality risk on the order.