Specification
- 100% cotton, plain weave
- Twelve builds from 100 to 153 g/m², loom-state, dyed and printed
- Spun Nm 34/1 (Ne 20/1) on most builds, in ring, ring-compact and open-end qualities
- Various widths to order
- Woven at the Ministry of Textile Industry mills
Builds
| Weight | Yarn | Finish | HS |
|---|
| 100 g/m² ±5% | — | loom-state | 5208.11 |
| 120 g/m² ±5% | Nm 34/1 (Ne 20/1) ring compact, both ways | loom-state | 5208.12 |
| 125 g/m² ±5% | Nm 34/1 (Ne 20/1) ring | loom-state | 5208.12 |
| 132 g/m² ±5% | Nm 34/1 (Ne 20/1) ring compact, both ways | loom-state | 5208.12 |
| 140 g/m² ±5% | special high-quality build | loom-state | 5208.12 |
| 145 g/m² ±5% | Nm 34/1 (Ne 20/1) ring compact, both ways | loom-state | 5208.12 |
| 153 g/m² ±5% | Nm 34/1 (Ne 20/1) OE, both ways | loom-state | 5208.12 |
| 142 g/m² ±5% | — | dyed and printed | 5208.52 |
| 145 g/m² ±5% | Nm 34/1 (Ne 20/1) OE × Nm 27/1 (Ne 16/1) OE | dyed and printed | 5208.52 |
| 145 g/m² ±5% | Nm 34/1 (Ne 20/1) ring, both ways | dyed and printed | 5208.52 |
| 145 g/m² ±5% | Nm 27/1 (Ne 16/1) OE × Nm 34/1 (Ne 20/1) ring carded | dyed and printed | 5208.52 |
| 150 g/m² ±5% | — | dyed | 5208.52 |
Choosing a weight
100 to 125 g/m² is the light end — printing base, linings and light bed linen. 132 to 145 g/m² is the working range and where most of the volume sits, including a 140 g/m² build the mills quote as a special high-quality construction. 153 g/m² is the heaviest, on open-end yarn, for covers and heavier making-up.
Ring, ring compact and open-end
All three appear at Nm 34/1. Ring-compact yarn has fewer protruding fibres, so it gives the cleanest face and is what the 120, 132 and 145 g/m² loom-state builds are spun from. Plain ring carries the 125 g/m² build. Open-end is coarser and cheaper, used on the 153 g/m² greige and on some of the dyed builds.
A note on the name
The mills sell dyed and printed cretonne under the name byaz as well — the exchange listings read “Kreton, 100% cotton (byaz), dyed and printed”. Loom-state byaz in the fixed 90 cm width is a different, narrower cloth and is listed separately under grey calico and byaz.
Applications
Bed linen sets and duvet covers, printing and dyeing base cloth, linings and backing, curtains and light furnishing, and general making-up. Cretonne is the workhorse plain weave of the Turkmen mills and the most consistently offered greige cloth after flannel.
Related
Every loom-state cloth the Turkmen mills weave is listed under grey fabric, each on one page with all of its weights. The ranges they dye, print and finish are collected under dyed cotton fabric.
Loading and delivery
Loaded in rolls at the producing mill. Contracts are normally concluded FCA the mill or FCA Ashgabat, with rail, road and Caspian routings all available.