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Glossary

What is Crocking?

Indigo dye rubbing off a denim garment's surface onto another surface (skin, lining, another garment) through friction, a common denim-specific fault because indigo only colours the yarn's surface.

This term in other languages

Arabicتفريغ اللون بالاحتكاك (كروكينغ)
FrenchDégorgement (solidité au frottement)
TurkishKroking (sürtünme ile boya aktarımı)

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Denim-specific quality faults and how to inspect for them

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