Next, I have compiled common English abbreviations in the clothing industry for everyone. I hope it will be helpful to you!
Common English abbreviations in the clothing industry:
A.H. ARMHOLE clamp ring
ABS AREA BOUNDED STAPLE FABRIC surface-bonded nonwoven fabric
ADL ACCEPTABLE DEFECT LEVEL allowable defect standard
AQL ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL acceptance standard
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ATTN. ATTENTION
AUD. AUDIT
B. BACK
B.H. BUTTON HOLE buttonhole
B.L. BACK LENGTH
B.P. BUST POINT
BK. BLACK
BL BUST LINE
BMT BASIC MOTION TIME Basic movement time
BNL BACK NECKLINE Back collar line
BNP/BNPT BACK NECK POINT Back collar point
BR BACK RISE back wave
BSP BACK SHOULDER POINT back shoulder and neck point
BTM. BOTTOM shirt foot
BTN. BUTTON button
C.V.C. CHIEF value OF COTTON cotton-based blend
C/B (C.B.) CENTER BACK
C/F (C.F.) CENTER FRONT
CAD COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN Computer-aided design
CAE COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING Computer-aided engineering
CAL COMPUTER AIDED LAYOUT Computer-aided layout
CAM COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURE Computer CAP COMPUTER AIDED PATTERN CAP COMPUTER AIDED PATTERN
CBF CENTER BACK FOLD
CBL CENTER BACK LINE
CBN-W CENTER BACK NECK POINT TO WAIST CFL CENTER FRONT FOLD CI CORPORATE IDENTIFY CIF COST , INSURANCE & FREIGHT CIF
CLR. COLOR color
CMT CUTTING, MAKING, TRIMMING processing
COL. COLOR color
CORD. CORDUROY Corduroy
CS COMMERCIAL STANDARDS Commercial Standards
CTN. COTTON Cotton
CTN. NO. CARTON NO. Carton Number
D. DENIER denier
D. amp; K. DAMAGED amp; KEPT Dyeing factory’s compensation for defective fabrics
D.B. DOUBLE-BREASTED double lapel
D /Y DELIVERY shipment, delivery
DBL DOUBLE double
DBL NDL DOUBLE NEEDLE double needle
DEPT. DEPARTMENT department
DK. DARK dark color
DOZ. DOZEN hit
E.G. EXAMPLI GRATIA / FOR EXAMPLE for example
EL ELBOW LINE elbow line
EMB. EMBROIDERY embroidery, sewing
ETC. ET CETERA=AND SO FORTH, etc.
EXP. EXPORT export
F. FRONT
FAB. FABRIC fabric
FAQ FAIR AVERAGE QUALITY medium grade
FB FREIGHT BILL loading list
FNP FRONT NECK POINT front neck point
FOB FREE ON BOARD FOB price
FQC FIELD QUALITY CONTROL on-site quality control
FTY. FACTORY factory
G. GREEN Green
G.W. GROSS WEIGHT
GL GRAIN LINE
H. HIPS HL HIPS LINE
IN. INCH inches
JKT. JACKET jacket
K KNIT knitted
L. LARGE large
L. LINE Lenny/ No. (button size unit)
L. LENGTH length
L. LEFT left
L.G. LENGTH GRAIN warp, straight grain
LB. POUND pound
LBL LABEL mark, trademark
LHD LEFT HAND SIDE left hand side
LOA LENGTH OVER ALL full length
M MEDIUM Medium Size
M/B MUST BE M/C MACHINE Mechanical
MAT. MATERIAL Material
MEAS. MEASUREMENT Size
MHL MIDDL
E HIPS LINE Mid Hip Line
MKT. MARKET Market
MMTS. MEASUREMENTS Size
N. to W.(N.-W.) NAPE TO WAIST straight waist
N.P. NECK POINT shoulder and neck point
NDL. NEEDLE needle
NIL NOTHING none
NK. NECK collar
O/N ORDER NO. Order number
OJT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING On-the-job training
OS OVER SIZE extra large
OVRLK . OVERLOCK and bone, overlock
P. PURPLE
P.O. NO. PRODUCTION ORDER NO.
P.O.B. POST OFFICE BOX Email
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P.S.I. PER SQUARE INCH
P/C POLYESTER/COTTON polyester-cotton blended fabric
PA POLYAMIDE Amide
PAP ??POSTERIOR ARMPIT POINT Post-axillary point
PB PRIVATE BRAND personal trademark
PC. PRICE price
PCS. PIECES pieces, pcs
PKG. PACKAGE packaging
PKT. POCKET pocket
PLS. PLEASE please
PNT POINT point
P-O-R PRODUCT-O-RIAL SYSTEM hanging system
POS. POSITION position
PP POLY PROPYLENE polypropylene
PV POLYVINYL FIBRE polyethylene fiber
PVC POLYVINYL CHLORIDE polyvinyl chloride
QC QUALITY CONTROL quality control
QLY. QUALITY quality
QPL QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST qualified product catalog
QTY. QUANTITY quantity
R. RIGHT
R.S. RIGHT SIDE front
R.T.W. READY TO WEAR
REF . REFERENCE reference, reference
REJ. REJECT rejection
RM. ROOM location
RN. RAYON rayon
S SMALL small size
S.A. SEAM ALLOWANCE
S.B. SINGLE BREASTED single-breasted button, single placket
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S.P. SHOULDER POINT Shoulder end point
S.P.I. STITCH PER INCH Number of stitches per inch
S.P.M. STITCH PER MINUTES Number of stitches per minute
S /B SHOULD BE should
SC SHOPPING CENTER shopping mall
SGL NDL SINGLE NEEDLE single needle
SLV. SLEEVE sleeve
SMPL SAMPLE Sample
SNL SINGLE
SNP SIDE NECK POINT SPEC. SPECIFICATION
SQ. FT. SQUARE FEET ft.
STY. STYLE style
SZ. SIZE size
T/C TERYLENCE/COTTON polyester-cotton fabric
T/S TOP STITCHES noodles
TQC TOTAL QUALITY CONTROL
TQM TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
T-S T-SHIRT T-shirt
UBL UNDER BUST LINE under bust line
V. VIOLET purple
W WOVEN woven
W. WAIST waist
W . WIDTH width
W.B. WAISTBAND trouser head
W.L. WAIST LINE waistline
W.S. WRONG SIDE reverse side
W/ WITH
WMSP. WORKMANSHIP handmade, machined
WT. WEIGHT weight
X KING SIZE extra large
XL EXTRA LARGE
XXL EXTRA EXTRA LARGE
Y. YELLOW
YD. YARDAGE code