Common Abbreviations for Textile

Following abbreviations are used for fabric sourcing


Ctn. Cotton
TC Tetron-Cotton
PC Polyester Cotton
NC Nylon-Cotton
HWM High Wet Modulus
CVC Chief Value Cotton
TRC Tetron-Rayon-Cotton
RS Ring Spun
OE Open End
ICS Integrated Composite Spinning
Ne Number English
Nm Number Metric
Tt Tex
Td Denier
WPI Wales per inch
CPI Course per inch
Ws. Wales
Cs. Courses
GG Gauge
S/J Single Jersey
EPI End Per Inch
PPI Pick Per Inch
RHT Right Hand Twill
LHT Left Hand Twill
GSM Gram per Square Meter
OZ Ounce per Square Yard
YD Yarn Dyed
PD Plain Dyed
DD Double dyed
SD Single dyed
AOP Allover Print
PET Polyethylene Terephthalate 
PU Polyurethane
PVC  Poly Vinyl Chloride
PVA Poly Vinyl Alcohol
UV Ultra Violet
CWF Cool White Fluorescent
WHF Warm White fluorescent
D65 Artificial Day Light