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Pima Cotton Pima Cotton fabric’s strength, softness, luster and comfort quality have made it the preferred fabric of the world. Among many varieties of cotton, Pima cotton fabric is the softest. High quality and long lasting clothing are made of Pima cotton like luxurious towel, sheets, dress materials, etc.

The name, Pima is derived from the Pima Indians of Arizona who worked with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists breeding cotton on an experimental farm in the early 1900s. The new plant produced cotton fibers that were longer, stronger and finer and were woven into a softer fabric. The USDA made significant advancements in Pima development since then and made it better in the quality covering major aspects of textile like clothing with softest textures, very strong, brightness of the cloth, etc.
Pima cotton (Gossypium barbadense) is known for its extra-long staple (ELS). The fibers are an inch and 3/8 or longer in size. Fabrics made from these ELS cotton are 50% more stronger than other cotton varieties. The extra strength helps to finer spinning of yarns which give more luxurious appearance and softness of the hand to the knitted or woven fabric.

Previously called American-Egyptian cotton, Pima cotton is mainly grown in the arid environments of western United States, Egypt, Israel, Australia and Peru. A superior quality of Pima cotton grown in the U.S. is known as Supima cotton, a licensed trademark owned by Supima and its members.

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