Workwear FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions About Workwear

Workwear comes in a variety of materials and thicknesses. Get the details below in this list of the most frequently asked questions about workwear.  

Once all your workwear questions are answered, shop our wide selection of clothing and footwear at Gemplers.

What's the difference between firm duck and sandstone duck?

Duck and Sandstone Duck start out as the exact same cotton material, but the sandstone is micro-sanded and pre-washed so it is much softer with a distressed look. Shrinkage will be minimal with sandstone but up to 3–5% with unwashed cotton duck. Sandstone is not a color, but a process, of treating cotton material. View our Carhartt lining and shell guide for more information.

What is Chambray?

Chambray is a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across color threads.

What is Chamois?

Pronounced shammy, a Chamois is a small, goat-like animal. Chamois material is a cotton fabric made to imitate chamois leather.

What is Denier?

A denier is a unit of measure that denotes the thickness of a fiber used in a garment. A 15-denier fabric is very thin and transparent, while a 1000-denier fabric is very thick. The actual unit of measure is grams per 9,000 meters of yarn.