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Сообщение от sovetnick
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Спасибо, здесь Хираки хорошо обьясняет, что они раньше использовали зимбабвийский хлопок и почему от него отказались.
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I see that Iron Heart has stopped using Zimbabwe cotton and have switched to USA cotton. Why the switch?
HK: There are 2 reasons. Someone in Japan is controlling Zimbabwe cotton. That someone has started adding a green tone to Zimbabwe cotton; this is not what I want. To make pure blue, it was essential to switch to USA cotton.
What kind of USA cotton are you using now then?
HK: I can’t choose what kind as I can’t buy it direct. I have to buy a brand of cotton and that comes blended in a mix.
So why was Zimbabwe cotton used earlier?
HK: When I started, Zimbabwe cotton was very famous in Japan. The quality was also very good, so I chose it. It has a long staple so it can be twisted tightly and it makes for good soft denim. If I wanted to make thick denim it doesn’t really matter if the cotton has a long staple to be frank.
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