Cotton Neps

What are Cotton Neps?

• Cotton neps are tangled bundles of cotton fibers. These fibers are produced either during the harvesting of cotton or during the ginning process.
• Most of the time, the structure of cotton neps is tighter than that of worsted neps, which are known to have a more loose arrangement.
• Neps fabric may be divided into three categories: seed coat with entangled fibers; trash with entangled fibers; and merely entangled fibers without contaminating particles. Contaminating particles are typically composed of immature or dead fibers.
• Neps may be distinguished on the basis of whether they are mechanical or biological.
• It might have a white color, a creamy white color, a blue-white color, a yellowish-white color, or a gray color.
• Its tenacity ranges from 3 to 5 grams per density.
• It has a texture similar to that of fibers.

What Makes it Stand Out?

It has a nep, which is a structure that looks like little knots and is intertwined with fibers. 

Care Instruction

• Depending on the color of the cotton, it may either be machine washed or dry cleaned. Before washing the clothes, make sure to read the care instructions on the label.
• Pretreat any stains before washing to remove them.
• Mix and match different shades of the same hue.
• Warm water or a cool cycle is required for light-colored clothing, while cold water is required for dark-colored clothing.
• Bleach may be used to clean cotton.
• Cotton shrinks after washing, so pre-wash the cloth if you plan on stitching it.
• You have the option of drying it by hand or by putting it in the dryer.
• Line drying cotton is preferable to drying it in the dryer since it is more likely to become wrinkled.

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