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Fabric Abbreviations
Fabric Abbreviations
A lot of fabrics are made up of multiple types of fibres. We often use fibre abbreviations to list the composition of our fabrics. We've created a European fibre abbreviations chart to make your buying experience with us that little bit simpler.
Abbreviation | Fibre | Abbreviation | Fibre |
AC AF CA CMD CO CTA CU CUP CV EA EL HL LI MA MKW MO ME NY OF PA PE PES |
Acetate Other Fibres Acetate Modal Cotton Triacetate Cupro Cupro Viscose (Rayon) Elastane Elastane Cotton / Linen Mix Flax / Linen Modacrylic Mink Wool Modal (Modal Cotton) Metallic Fibre Nylon Other Fibres Nylon/Polyamid Polyethylene Polyester |
PC PL PM PU RA SE TA VI VY WA WB WG WK WL WM WO WP WS WU WV WY |
Acrylic Polyester Metallised Polyester Polyurethane Fibre Ramie Silk Triacetate Viscose (Rayon) Vinyl Angora Beaver Vicuña Camelhair Llama Mohair Wool Alpaca Cashmere Guanaco Virgin Wool Yack |