PERUVIAN PIMA COTTON FEATURES...
Pima cotton is a generic name for extra-long staple (ELS) cotton grown in the
U.S., Australia, Peru. It is known that Peruvian cotton was used by prehispanic civilizations since 500 BC and that many of these aged textile
products still retain their original strength and quality. ECOPIMA’s products
merge millenary tradition with XXI century technology.
Pima Cotton has been worldwide known for centuries as the superior yarn
for textile arts, since Pre Hispanic civilizations. Cultivated in Peru 2,500
years ago was used to manufacture fabrics that are preserved today as authentic
works of art. Natural quality of the Peruvian Pima cotton exceeds the quality of
other cotton fibers because it is harvested by hand, which reduces scratchy
impurities and guarantees a more natural and brilliant white shade.
Peruvian Pima Cotton renowned for its finest quality, possesses the longest and
strongest fibers, providing superior smoothness, superior luxurious, superior
absorbency, superior brightness and made to last longer.
Because of the fineness of pima cotton, more fibers can be spun into a yarn of a
given count, which will enhance the feel and softness, drapeability and fabric
color brilliance.
Its natural quality and longer staple length makes Peruvian Pima a premium
cotton fiber considered as one of the best quality cotton in the world. It is
used to spin finer count yarns which can be woven into softener, finer and more
luxurious fabrics.
Peruvian Pima Cotton is grown and harvest in a the north region of Peru (Piura
and Lambayaque) due to its constant warm weather, naturally enriched soil, and
enhanced irrigation systems. Although this cotton is grown by multinational
companies, its harvest process is still made by hand to keep the natural beauty
of the fiber intact.
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