Editing Denim (section)

{{Short description|Warp-faced textile}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}

[[File:Denim texture 03.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Denim fabric dyed with [[indigo]]]]
[[File:Denim jacket cuff closeup.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Denim fabric dyed with indigo and black dyes and made into a [[shirt]]]]

'''Denim''' is a sturdy [[cotton]] warp-faced<ref name=warp-faced>{{cite book|last=Mogahzy |first=Y. E. |title=Engineering Textiles: Integrating the Design and Manufacture of Textile Products |year=2009 |publisher=Woodhead Publishing |isbn=978-1-84569-048-9 |page=362 |edition=First}}</ref> [[textile]] in which the [[weft]] passes under two or more [[Warp (weaving)|warp]] threads. This [[twill weave]] produces a diagonal ribbing that distinguishes it from [[cotton duck]].  Denim, as it is recognized today, was first produced in [[Nîmes]], France.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://cmes.uchicago.edu/sites/cmes.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/Global/New%20Story%20of%20Jeans.pdf |title=Story of Denim Blue Jeans across the Eras |access-date=21 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180421163319/https://cmes.uchicago.edu/sites/cmes.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/Global/New%20Story%20of%20Jeans.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Denim is available in a range of colors, but the most common denim is [[Indigo dye|indigo]] denim in which the [[Warp (weaving)|warp]] thread is dyed while the [[weft]] thread is left white. As a result of the warp-faced twill weaving, one side of the textile is dominated by the blue warp threads, and the other side is dominated by the white weft threads. [[Jeans]] fabricated from this cloth are thus predominantly white on the inside.<ref name="Golden">{{Cite book|title=The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History|last=St. Clair|first=Kassia|publisher=John Murray|year=2018|isbn=978-1-4736-5903-2|location=London|pages=177|oclc=1057250632}}</ref> Denim is used to create a wide variety of garments, accessories, and furniture.