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That book by James Sullivan is great. Also Paul Trynka's "Denim: From Cowboys to Catwalks".

Some of the denim is only half price per yard compared to their Japanese counterparts.

I have done a little investigating, and, for small runs of jeans, its actually easier to use Japanese denim and construct the jeans in China/HK.

edit: this is for a cheaper alternative than doing it all in Japan of course.

Decide to refurbish an entire floor in your house alone, wearing one pair of jeans through it all because you want to see how they fade. True story.

Chinese selvedge from shuttle looms. I think its exciting to look at this type of denim from other parts of the world than Japan. An open mind never stood in the way of progress.

At the pricerange they are in, i think they look pretty good. And you don't have to order 10,000 yards. The whole huge minimum order thing is something i have not yet encountered from Chinese nor Japanese mills, besides hank dyed fabrics.

And i'm sure there are mills making "extra slubby" and "extra heavy" denim in China, and elsewhere for that matter. Japan is not the only place you'll find shuttle looms, and high quality cotton/indigo can be imported.

^^^^a laughter a day keeps the acid wash away

most of these fabrics are very similar to its Japanese counterparts so the possibility of them being replicas is very possible.

14 to 15 oz. Made in China!