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International Textile Codes

If you've ever been confused by the two letter codes for textile composition, this should help!

CODE ENGLISH
AC ACETATE
BF BORON
CA HEMP
CER CERAMICS
CF CARBON
CO COTTON
CS FINEGOAT
CU CUPRO
EL ELASTOMER
EL RUBBER
GF GLASS
HA HAIR
JU JUTE
LI LINEN
LY LYCRA
MA MODACRYLIC
MD MODAL
ME LUREX
OF OTHER FIBRES
PA POLYAMID (NYLON)
PE POLYETHYLENE
PC POLYACRYLIC
PL POLYESTER
PP POLYPROBILENE
PU POLYURETHANE
RA RAMIE
SE SILK
SI SISAL
SIC SILICON
TA TRIACETATE
TR UNSPECIF. COMP.
TV TRIVINYL
VI VISCOSE
VY VINYLAL
WA ANGORA
WB BEAVER
WG VICUNA
WK CAMEL HAIR
WL LAMA
WM MOHAIR
WO WOOL
WP ALPACA
WS CASHMERE
WV VIRGIN WOOL
YK YAK