All fabrics and textiles form compositions of one or more fibers. These fibers fall into two categories, natural and synthetic fibers. Composites of both natural and synthetic fiber aren't uncommon, for instance, a Poly-Cotton weave is a composition of both Polyester and Cotton, woven together.
Below you can find a selection of these abbreviations and their English translations that we’ve seen, which we hope you'll find useful when trying to understand the composition of our fabrics.

 

Abbreviation	Translation
AC	Acetate
AF	Other Fibres
CA	Acetate
CLY	Lyocell
CMD	Modall
CO	Cotton
CTA	Triacetate
CU	Cupro
CUP	Cupro
CV	Viscose (Rayon)
EA	Elastane
EL	Elastane
HA	Hemp
HL	Cotton / Linen Mix
JU	Jute
LI	Flax / Linen
MA	Modacrylic
MAC	Modacrylic
MO	Modal (Modal Cotton)
ME	Metallic Fibre
PES	Polyester
PL	Polyester
PM	Metallised Polyester
PU	Polyurethane Fibre
RA	Ramie
SE	Silk
SI	Sisal / Sisal Hemp
TA	Triacetate
TR	Textile Residues / Unspecified Composition
VI	Viscose (Rayon)
VY	Vinyl
WA	Angora
WB	Beaver
WG	Vicuna
WK	Camelhair
WL	Llama
WM	Mohair
WO	Wool
WP	Alpaca
WS	Cashmere
WT	Otter
WU	Guanaco
WV	Virgin wool
WY	Yack