Bull Denim for making kilts

[Aldisimo]

Both JoJo and HoHo (my pet names for JoAnn's and Hancock's) seem to have a problem with wrapping fabric on the wrong bolts. I was fingering two different denims a few weeks ago and they felt ... odd, but were supposed to be 100% cotton. Pulling them cross-grain, it was clear that they were both stretch denim and the labels should have indicated the elastic components.

One test that often works to check whether your fabrics are synthetic or natural is to burn a little piece. Natural fabrics usually leave ash while synthetics leave a hard lump; mixed usually leave a lump, too.

[Nick the DSM]

what's the difference between jean denim and bull denim? aren't they the same? my jeans don't curl up or wrinkle easily.

[The Wizard of BC]

Nick,

The name Bull Denim comes from the fabric being much heavier than the fabric used for blue jeans which is called Indigo Denim.

And yes, your jeans fabric does wrinkle and pucker. It's just that you have legs inside them forcing it back into shape as you wear them.

The reason people think they would like to have a Denim Kilt is they think that jeans are comfortable and the fabric soft. Actually the reason jeans fit is because it does shrink. With your body encased within the fabric is molds to your shape. But what if the fabric were just hanging there as it is in a kilt?

It is also believed that denim is soft. Well remember how hard and stiff a new pair of jeans is? And how long did it take and how many washings for the fabric to soften?

It is just that long time that makes denim the work fabric that it is. The longer it takes for a fabric to soften the longer it will take to wear out.

If you want a Denim Kilt, great, go for it.