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Glossary

What is Torque (twisted leg)?

A denim-specific fault where the outseam and inseam twist out of true alignment after washing, caused by the fabric's twill-weave bias.

This term in other languages

Arabicالالتواء (التواء ماسورة البنطلون)
FrenchTorsion (jambe vrillée)
TurkishBurulma (bacak dönmesi)

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Denim-specific quality faults and how to inspect for them

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