If you from Greensboro, you just may like things associated with the city's denim and textile industry. The above photo features a small, zippered pouch made by Cone Mills. It is sanforized, deeptone DENIM. "Sanforized" means that the fabric has been pre-shrunk. Four years ago, Brian Clarey wrote an article about denim for Triad City Beat.* In the article, local denim expert, Evan Morrison of Hudson Hill, explains that Deeptone denim is a special technique developed in 1936 by Cone Mills that yields a darker fabric with a strong weave that is much smoother than its predecessors. Deeptone denim was made to endure hard work, sweat and friction-- exactly what workers expected from their denim. Had the above pouch been used, it would have had telltale signs of use, like faded rings and worn parts that got rubbed white by use.
If you are interested in Greensboro's denim history, please read the Triad City Beat article referenced below. Evan Morrison, quoted in the article, is such a denim historian and he can inspect a pair of used, vintage jeans and tell you what the owner likely did for a living. The pristine pouch above is about to begin a journey of use. It was found this past weekend at the Antique Marketplace. Yes, is still possible to find vintage denim in Greensboro thrift stores and antique malls. It's Friday, head out to find some!
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I don't think Cone Mills ships any product north of the border.
Posted by: William Kendall | Friday, August 17, 2018 at 10:59 AM