WOLF to deliver denim classes in ‘Jeansboro’
Greensboro, North Carolina-based non-profit White Oak Legacy Foundation (WOLF) has announced the dates for its first two-day, in-person “denim 101” course in 2022.
WOLF said that many “industry standard” denim-making skills were invented at its namesake mill (Greensboro’s ex-Cone Denim facility, White Oak), which was forced to close in 2017 due to low demand.
The organisation, dedicated to upholding the mill's 112-year legacy, therefore emphasised its commitment to cascading former White Oak employees' learnings down to US students in the city once colloquially known as “Jeansboro”, where its specialists would deliver “world-class instruction”.
Classes will take place over March 29-30 at local creative space Revolution Mill, including tours of the nearby Hill Spinning and White Oak Cotton Mill facilities to observe ring spinning production and working shuttle looms, respectively. (WOLF operatives today make selvedge denim using the latter’s looms.)
Topics such as the history of jeans and fibre and yarn production will be explored in-depth, with dyeing, weaving, finishing, processing and sustainability also all covered. An evening wine and cheese event at Greensboro’s Wrangler store will delve into e-commerce and packaging.
To enrol or obtain further information, interested parties are invited to email denim101@wolfdenim.org. The registration fee is $495.
Image: WOLF.
