What are Cotton Neps?

•  Cotton neps are entangled fibers .These fibers are formed during cotton harvesting or in the ginning process. 
• In contrast to the loose arrangement of a worsted nep, a cotton nep generally has a tight formation.
• Neps are grouped in three ways: seed coat with entangled fibres; trash with entangled fibres, and solely entangle fibres without contaminating particles, which primarily consist of immature or dead fibres.
• Neps are defined in two distinctions as mechanical or biological.
•  It can be white, creamy white, bluish white, yellowish white or grey.
•  It has tenacity of 3-5 gm/den.
• It is of fibrous texture . 

What Makes it Stand Out?

It has a neps which is small knots like structure entangled with fibers.

Reference Links

https://www.fibre2fashion. com/industry-article/3798/ neps-devalue-cotton

https://www.utstesters.com/blog/what-are-the-factors-related-to-nep-and-hairiness-in-yarn-quality-_b93