Selvedge denim: A Slightly incomplete but fascinating history of the All American Fabric

Blue jeans,..like hamburgers and automobiles, are global icons closely associated with American culture that actually originated in other countries either decades or even centuries in the past. The charm of blue jeans is centered in part to its durability. Being a sturdy cotton warp-faced^[1]textile in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads and better known by its most common moniker Denim. 

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