gap left weave twill?

[the black arm]

thought it was interesting that gap is pushing "left weave"/left hand twill denim from a marketing angle on their home page. could this be the "next" selvedge?

http://www.gap.com/browse/home.do

Edited by the black arm on Jan 11, 2006 at 12:34 AM

[Artielives5]

Does Left weave really make denim "softer" like they say? Sounds like bullshit

[DJ_Flame]

Ringring once said left-hand twill does make the cloth softer to touch.

and left hand weave is traditionally used in Lee's

Getsuga Tenshou

Edited by DJ_Flame on Jan 10, 2006 at 10:26 PM

[Paul T]

Yes, it is true. With a right-hand twill, the weave 'closes' the twist of the yarn, making it tighter and more compact. With a right hand twill, it tends to open it and make the denim feel softer.

Left hand twills have been used in women's jeans for a long time, it's the genius of Gap that they've made loads of people think they invented it...

[DJ_Flame]

Quote: it's the genius of Gap that they've made loads of people think they invented it

I can picture the Gap employees promoting left-hand twill in their stores now.

Getsuga Tenshou

[crisis]

I've seen the sings posted all over the Gap in town. I'd be surprised if the employees knew the difference between left-hand twill and right-hand, when i worked there they never taught me anything about the products, just how to smile and act merry with customers. They didn't even teach me how to fold clothes haha and i worked there for over a year.