![]() Inventor Claude Blankiet has also been credited with having invented the technique in the 1970s. According to Levi Strauss & Co., Donald Freeland, an employee of the Great Western Garment Company (later acquired by Levi's), invented "stone-washing" denim in the 1950s. Longer wash times, coupled with frequent wash cycles, heightens the distressed look that stone washing aims to provide.Ī number of people and organizations have claimed to have invented stone-washing. As the fabric is washed in a washer repeatedly, the rubbing speed increases, and the strength of the fabric decreases. The frequency of tumble washes impacts the fabrics strength and rubbing fastness. As the wash cylinder rotates, the cloth fibers are repeatedly pounded and beaten as the tumbling stones ride up the paddles inside the drum and fall back down onto the fabric. The garments are placed in a large horizontal industrial clothes washer that is also filled with large stones. The process uses large stones to roughen up the fabric being processed. This leads many manufacturers to pursue other methods to achieve a distressed appearance. Along with high production costs, stone washing can be detrimental to the environment, due to the excess grit that is removed as fabric is being stone washed. The process of Stone Washing can be costly, as freshly stone washed jeans must be washed many times in order to remove the grit from the process. Although stone washing increases a fabrics flexibility, it shortens the life-span of the jeans. Stone-washing also helps to increase the softness and flexibility of otherwise stiff and rigid fabrics such as canvas and denim. ![]() ![]() The process became popular in the 1980's, as acid jeans gained popularity, however stone washing has roots going back to 1960's surfer apparel. ![]() Stone washing is a textile manufacturing process used to give a newly manufactured cloth garment a worn appearance. Ronald Reagan wearing stonewash denim associated with Western clothing, 1970s. ![]()
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