Denim Basics
This fabric is most often blue and made from cotton.
What is denim?
Denim was first used for clothing in this century.
What is the 1800s (19th century)?
Miners wore denim pants while digging for this.
What is gold?
This part of jeans holds your belt and goes around your waist.
What is the waistband?
This European country is often linked to the word “denim”.
What is France?
Cowboys wore denim while working with this animal.
What are cattle (or cows)?
This plant is used to make denim fabric.
What is cotton?
“Serge de Nîmes” was shortened to form this word.
What is denim?
Farmers liked denim because it lasted through this type of work.
What is farm work (hard outdoor work)?
Denim pants are commonly called these.
What are jeans?
Early denim clothing was made for workers doing this type of labor.
What is hard labor or manual labor?
Factory workers wore denim to protect their clothing from this.
What is dirt or grease (oil)?
This natural dye originally gave denim its blue color.
What is indigo?
Sailors and laborers wore denim because it was this.
What is durable (strong)?
Denim became popular because it was cheap and this.
What is durable (long-lasting)?