Materials guide: textile abbreviations
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ABC-sewing
What are my fabrics made of? We use codes with international 2 to 3 letter abbreviations to refer the composition of textile materials.
Here are the textile abbreviation codes:
| AC | ACETAT |
| AF | OTHER FIBRE |
| AG | SILVER |
| BB | BAMBOU |
| BR | COPPER |
| CA | HEMP |
| CC | COCO |
| CO | COTTON |
| CR | NEOPRENE |
| CU | CUPRO |
| EA | ELASTANE |
| JU | JUTE |
| LI | LINEN |
| LH | LEATHER |
| LY/CLY | LYOCELL |
| MA | MODACRYLIC |
| MP | PEARL |
| MD | MODAL |
| ME | METAL |
| NY | NYLON |
| PA/NY | POLYAMIDE |
| PC/PAN | ACRYLIC |
| PI | PAPER |
| PES/PL | POLYESTER |
| PP | POLYPROPYLENE |
| PU | POLYURETHANE |
| PV/PVC | POLYVINYLE CHLORIDE |
| RA | RAMIE |
| SE | SILK |
| ST | TENCEL |
| VI | VISCOSE |
| WA | ANGORA |
| WD | WOOD |
| WE | MERINO WOOL |
| WK | CAMEL |
| WL | LAMA |
| WM | MOHAIR |
| WO | WOOL |
| WP | ALPACA |
