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Swicofil 's yarn manual - hierarchy of most important textile fibers
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List of all natural fibers

Natural

Organic

Vegetable

 

from seeds

Cotton

CO

Kapok

KP

from bast or stem

Flax, Linen

LI

Hemp

HA

Jute

JU

Ramie

RA

Kenaf

KE

Straw

 

Paper yarn

PAP

Banana

 

Pineapple

 

Alfagras (esparto)

ALG

Fique (Mauritius fiber)

FI

Sunn hemp

SN

Urena (Congo Jute)

JR

from leaf

Sisal

SI

Abaca (Manila)

AB

Henequen

HE

Phormium (New Zealand fiber)

NF

Rosella (Karkade)

JS

from fruit

Coir (coconut)

CC

from plant juice

Rubber elastodiene

ED

Animal

 

Wool

Wool

WO

Hair

Camel

WK

Vikuna

WG

Alpaca

WP

Llama

WL

Mohair (angora goat)

WM

Cashmere

WS

Horse hair

HS

Pig's bristle

 

Goat hair

HZ

Rabbit hair

WN

Angora rabbit

WA

Yak

WY

Kashgora

WSA

Cow hair

HR

Silk

Silk

SE

Wild silk (tussah)

ST

Inorganic

Mineral

 

from rocks

Asbestos

AS

from metal

Metallic

MTF

 

 

 

List of all synthetic fibers

 

Synthetic

Organic

by transformation of natural polymers

of cellulose origin

regenerated cellulose

Viscose

CV

Cupro

CUP

Modal

CMD

Lyocell

CLY

cellulose ester

Acetate

CA

Tri-acetate

CTA

of protein origin

from plants

Peanut

 

Soya

 

Corn

 

Soybean

SPF

Alginate

ALG

from animals

Casein

 

Polylactic acid

PLA

from synthetic polymers

 

Polyamide

Polyamide 4.6

PA 4.6

Polyamide 6

PA 6

Polyamide 6.6

PA 6.6

Polyamide 6.10

PA 6.10

Polyamide 6.12

PA 6.12

Polyamide 11

PA 11

Polyamide 12

PA 12

Polyamide-imide

PAI

Polyester

Polyester

PET

Co-polyester

Co-PET
Polytrimethylene terephthalate PTT
Polybutylene terephthalate PBT
polybeta hydroxybutyrate PHB

Polyurethane

Polyester- or Polyetherurethane

PU
Elasthane EL
Elastodiene ED

Polyvinyl compounds

Acrylic

PAN

Polyvinyl chloride

CLF
Polyvinyl idenfluoride PVDF

Polyvinyl idenchloride

PVDC

Polyvinyl alcohol

PVAL

Polyvinyl acetate

PVAC
Ethylene vinyl acetate EVA

Polyolefine

Polyethylene

PE

Polypropylene

PP

Co-Polymers

Modacrylic

MAC

Fluoro fibers

Polytetrafluorethylene

PTFE

Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene

ECTFE

Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene

ETFE

Polychlorotrifluoroethylene

PCTFE

Perfluoroalkoxy

PFA

Polyvinyl fluoride

PVF

Others

Aramide

AR

Chorofibre

CLF

Melamine formaldehyde

MF

Polybenzimidazole

PBI

Polycarbonate

PC

Polyetheretherketone

PEEK

Polyether-imide

PEI

Polyetherketone

PEK

Polyethersulfone

PES

Polyethylenenaphtalate

PEN

Polyimide

PI

Polymethyl Methacrylate

PMMA

Polyoxymethylene (Polyacetal)

POM