Jeans Denim

Jeans Denim

Jeans are popularly made of denim these days but in 17th century Europe jean material and denim were very different. Jean material seems to have originated in Genoa, Italy, called "bleu de Genes" in French, and was woven from cotton or linen and sometimes blended with wool. Denim seems to have originated in France and England, named after Nimes, France, and generally called "serge de Nimes." Unlike the jean fabric the early denim was woven of silk and wool. However, the denim fabric used a colored thread and a white thread in the weave, similar to today's denim fabric, while the jean fabric used only colored threads.

Jeans Denim