A look on the inside of the 1960s Western-style jeans I made last week. I'm always more interested in the inside than the outside, as it says a lot about the construction of the jeans.

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Dry Denim Project Update 001
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Lightning!!

This is a result of the different rates of shrinkage along the warp and the weft of the denim. The pocket facing on this pair is laid out with the warp running horizontally, while the watch pocket has the weft running horizontally. The warp shrinks more than the weft, and so the watch pocket is pulled inwards, creating the lightning effect.

(This is why you won't see the lightning effect on watch pockets that have selvedge along the top edge!)

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So little time for sewing!
Making a little bit of progress with these 1960s-style red denim jeans.

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Next up is a pair of 1960s-style red denim selvedge jeans. It's always a lot of fun deciding on the hardware to use for each project. Using white rivets this time!

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First soak of one of the two 1946-style jeans I made the other day. Ready to be worn!

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Making some progress ...
Two pairs set around 1946, just after WW2.

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I spent half a day at home in Tokyo last weekend - a good opportunity to sort out the roles of denim I have lying around. There's dozens of different kinds that I've accumulated over the past 30 years, some of which I'd completely forgotten about. Here's some of the more unique ones ...

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The selvedge on the sax blue denim jeans I just finished.
Golden selvedge ID!

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The front bodices and front placket are cut along the selvedge, but the selvedge is completely hidden inside the placket. It's not visible, but it's fun to know that it's there.

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