Textile Labelling: Appendix 4
| English | French |
|---|---|
| Note: With the exception of PBI, abbreviations for any of these generic names are not acceptable when stated on a textile label. | |
| acetate | acétate |
| acrylic | acrylique |
| anidex | anidex |
| aramid | aramide |
| azlon or protein | azlon ou protéique |
| chlorofibre | chlorofibre |
| saran | saran |
| polyvinyl chloride or vinyon | chlorure de polyvinyle ou vinyon |
| fluorofibre | fluorofibre |
| glass | verre |
| metallic | fibre métallique |
| modacrylic | modacrylique |
| nylon or polyamide | nylon ou polyamide |
| nytril | nytrile |
| olefin or polyolefin | oléfine ou polyoléfine |
| polyethylene | polyéthylène |
| polypropylene | polypropylène |
| PBI | PBI |
| polyester | polyester |
| polyurethane | polyuréthane |
| spandex or elastane | spandex ou élasthanne |
| rayon | rayonne |
| cuprammonium | cuprammonium |
| cuprammonium rayon | Â rayonne au cuprammonium |
| cupro or cupro rayon | cupro ou rayonne cupro |
| viscose or viscose rayon | viscose ou rayonne viscose |
| lyocell or lyocell rayon | Â lyocell ou rayonne lyocell |
| modal or modal rayon | modal ou rayonne modal |
| rubber | caoutchouc |
| lastrile | lastrile |
| triacetate | triacétate |
| vinal or vinylal | vinal ou vinylal |
| English | French |
|---|---|
| Note: Abbreviations for any of these generic names are not acceptable when stated on a textile label. | |
| abaca | abaca |
| asbestos | amiante |
| coir or coco | coco |
| cotton | coton |
| down | duvet |
| duck down | duvet de canard |
| goose down | duvet d'oie |
| swan down | duvet de cygne |
| (feather) | (plumes) |
| landfowl feather | plumes d'oiseaux terrestres |
| waterfowl feather | plumes d'oiseaux aquatiques |
| (name of bird) feather | plumes de (nom de l'oiseau) |
| hemp | chanvre |
| jute | jute |
| kapok | kapok |
| linen or flax | lin |
| ramie | ramie |
| rubber | caoutchouc |
| silk | soie |
| sisal | sisal |
| wool | laine |
| alpaca | alpaga |
| alpaca hair | poil d'alpaga |
| alpaca wool | laine d'alpaga |
| angora goat hair | poil de chèvre angora |
| camel | chameau |
| camel hair | poil de chameau |
| camel wool | laine de chameau |
| cashmere | cachemire |
| kashmir goat hair | poil de chèvre de cachemire |
| kashmir wool | laine cachemire |
| lambs wool | laine d'agneau |
| llama | lama |
| llama wool | laine de lama |
| llama hair | poil de lama |
| mohair | mohair |
| mohair wool | laine mohair |
| vicuna | vigogne |
| vicuna hair | poil de vigogne |
| vicuna wool | laine de vigogne |
When an article is made up, in whole or in part, of the hair removed from the skin of an animal which is not a sheep, lamb, angora or kashmir goat, alpaca, vicuna, camel or llama, then the hair or fur must be disclosed in the following way:
| English | French |
|---|---|
| (name of animal) hair | poil de (nom de l'animal) |
| (name of animal) fibre | fibre de (nom de l'animal) |
| fur fibre | fibre de fourure |
An example of such a declaration would be:
100% angora rabbit hair/poil de lapin angora
or
angora rabbit fibre/fibre de lapin angora