Fabric Abbreviations For Material Composition (via The Fabric Blog)

WO- Wool (Sheep by default) WV- Virgin Fleece Wool WP- Alpaca Wool WL – Lama Wool WS- Cashmere Goat aka Kaschmir and Cachemire and (incorrectly) Kashmir WM- Mohair (Goat) Wool SE- Silk / Seide CO- Cotton / Baumwolle LI- Flax / Linen HA- Hemp / Hanf CV- Viscose CMD- Modal CLY- Lyocell PA- Nylon / Polyamid PES- Polyester EL- Elastane aka spandex ME- Metallic AF- Other Fibers Some Italian Translations and Abbreviations: WP – can also mean baby alpac … Read More

via The Fabric Blog