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Thanks Geowu!

Slammin -

Australian/New Zealander currently residing in the UK.

And yourself?

As someone who is interested in denim yet unfortunately has practically no knowledge, I was hoping we could turn this thread into somewhat of a starter post for new people to the forum wanting information on denim. Perhaps people could even list vital information to refer to when purchasing a new pair of jeans etc.

After reading through various threads and taking in how selvedge was explained, I was still none the wiser! As well as reading through the Fake Levi's thread by Serge, I didn't know what I was looking for when he was explaining why they were fake, eg.

Quote: Twin needle stitched articulate

crotch rivet

Rivets are nipple top alloy

12-13 inch rise (to give the taint some room to breathe!)

And more from a selvedge thread I had failed to comprehend:

Quote: double ring-spun, rope dying, sanforizing,...

narrower shuttle looms

Please excuse my ignorance on this subject matter, but I am not afraid to say I want to extend my knowledge and by doing so I have to approach this subject. So if anybody could step up and explain these things in laymans terms, provide photos etc. I would be very appreciative as I'm sure a lot of other new members would be also.

Thankyou.