Fabric labels often have abbreviations and some of these generally accepted abbreviations are for non-English words. So here is a handy little reference chart for all you interior designers out there showing what all those pesky abbreviations mean. Please comment if any are missing.
Also reference here is a list of fabric qualities and what they are (eg boucle, chenille, chintz, crepe)
WO – Wool (Sheep by default)
WV – Virgin Fleece Wool
WP – Alpaca Wool
WL – Lama Wool
WS – Cashmere Goat a.k.a. 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
PUR – Polyurethane
EL – Elastane aka spandex
ME – Metallic
AF – Other Fibers
Some Italian Translations and Abbreviations:
WP – can also mean baby alpaca Wool
VI – also means viscose
WK – camel hair wool
WA – angora wool
PBT -polyester
EA – elastane
PC – acrylic
PM – polyester
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