Factsheet Additional

Accessories

Group 20

Care Labels

Location: Located at the inside of the jeans, attached above the right pocket inside the belt

loop.

Burntest: Melting: Yes

Self-extinguishing: YesSmoke color: Gray

Smell: StinksSmoulder: No

Yarn end: Hard→ Modacryl

Environmental impact modacyrl→ non-renewable source

→energy intensive→health related problems in the production due to the inhalation of acrylonitrile that may cause

cancer(Koppert, Leon, Luiken, Mulder, & Steen, 2016)

Very often made out of satin coated acetate (wax

finish)

Environmental impact acetate→biodegradable in special conditions

→high in energy and chemical use→most often produced in industrialized

countries

very flexible and durable(Koppert, Leon, Luiken, Mulder, & Steen,

Regenerated fibres, 2016)

Printing→ Transfer printing

→ Digital Printing →Large format ink-jet printers

→Provides endless choice in colours

Environmental impact of digital printing→Dyes have to be fixated to the textile by

heating the textiles→Low energy lose

(n.g., 2016)

Closure Pocket

Jeans Button + Jeans Button Track

Location: Center front at belt loop

Button Type: Jeans ButtonMaterial: Metal Size: F: 15mm

B: 8mmStyle: Shank

Shape: Round

Metal Type: Brass

→composed of copper and zinc

→varying the amount of copper and zinc it is possible to make harder and softer type of brass

(Paul, 2015)

Techniques: Plating

→involves creating an over coating of nickel, copper, chromium or other metal to inhibit

corrosion or enhance the parent metal

Electroplating→used for appearance or for decoration, protection, special surface properties and

engineering or mechanical properties(Woodford, 2017)

Machine→usually pressed in button form by

(Paul, 2015)

Button press machine→attached with Foot rachet machine

Rivet

Jeans Rivet + Jeans Rivet Tack

Location: Left and right pocket, attached at the right corner at the front

Material: MetalSize: F: 6mm B: 8mm

Metal Type: BrassTechniques: Plating

Machines used: Foot rachet machine

Components are manually fed and activated using a foot rachet press

(Paul, 2015)

Machine and material is the same as the normal

buttons

Zipper

Location: Center front

Company: YZiPSize: 4YG/5YG

Material: Golden BrassLength: 15cm Width: 4mm

Length Slider: 2cm

→composed of two stringers and one slider

→probably coated

Price Tags/Paper Tags

Location: Attached at the left side of the jeans, at the backside of the belt loop

Location: Attached with extra thread

Often used: White Carton Paper/ Cardstock Matte

Optical White effect

Digital Printing →Large format ink-jet printers

→Provides endless choice in colours

Environmental impact of digital printing→Dyes have to be fixated to the textile by

heating the textiles→Low energy lose

(n.g., 2016)

Coating on Top →Finish processes for making fabrics waterproof

Attachment threadBurn test:

Melting: NoSelf-Extinguishing: No

Smoke Color: GraySmell: Paper

Smoulder: YesYarn End: Soft→Vegetable

Staple Fiber

3 plied yarn ( each yarn consist of 8 separate yarns)

Yarn dyed

S twist

Label

Location: attached at the center front at the inside of the belt region

Burntest: Melting: Yes

Self-extinguishing: NoSmoke color: Black

Smell: StinksSmoulder: No

Yarn end: Hard→ PES/PAC

See environmental impact at the polyester factsheet

Vapour Test: Acidic Vapour

Polyester yarns Yarn dyed

Satin weaveInformation stitched on top

Reference ListKoppert, P., Leon, S., Luiken, A., Mulder, E., & Steen, N. (2016). Regenerated fibres. In P. Koppert, S. Leon, A. Luiken, E. Mulder, & N. Steen, Sustainable Material Guide (S. 76). Zeist: Modint.

Koppert, P., Leon, S., Luiken, A., Mulder, E., & Steen, N. (2016). Synthetic fibres. In P. Koppert, S. Leon, A. Luiken, E. Mulder, & N. Steen, Sustainable Material Guide (S. 129). Zeist: Modint.

n.g. (2016). dpstickets.com. Abgerufen am 3. december 2017 von http://dpstickets.com/en/environmental-impact-of-print

Paul, R. (2015). Safety of press fastener. In R. Paul, Denim,Manufacture,Finishing and Applications (S. 265). Cambridge: Elsevier.

Woodford, C. (4. december 2017). explainthatstuff.com. Abgerufen am 15. december 2017 von http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electroplating.html