Material Compositions
Ever looked at a care label to find out what an item is made from and you've been presented with a bunch of two letter codes which don't make much sense? Well here's a definite list to help you decipher what you have in your hands....
Abbreviation | Fibre |
AC | Acetate |
AF | Other Fibres |
CA | Acetate |
CMD | Modal |
CO | Cotton |
CTA | Triacetate |
CU | Cupro |
CUP | Cupro |
CV | Viscose (Rayon) |
EA | Elastane |
EL | Elastane |
HL | Cotton / Linen Mix |
LI | Flax / Linen |
MA | Modacrylic |
MO | Modal (Modal Cotton) |
ME | Metallic Fibre |
NY | Nylon |
PA | Nylon/Polyamid |
PE | Polyethylene |
PES | Polyester |
PC | Acrylic |
PL | Polyester |
PM | Metallised Polyester |
PU | Polyurethane Fibre |
RA | Ramie |
SE | Silk |
TA | Triacetate |
VI | Viscose (Rayon) |
VY | Vinyl |
WA | Angora |
WB | Beaver |
WG | Vicuña |
WK | Camelhair |
WL | Llama |
WM | Mohair |
WO | Wool |
WP | Alpaca |
WS | Cashmere |
WU | Guanaco |
WV | Virgin Wool |
WY | Yack |