Long Stapple Cotton

When cotton fiber is spun into yarn the end of each fiber sticks out of the yarn. If long staple cotton is used to create the yarn, there are significantly less ends of each fiber to stick out leaving you with a much softer luxurious fabric. The more ends (short staple) the rougher/scratchier the fabric.

Fabrics made with long staple cotton tend to feel luxurious and also stay that way for longer. It contributes to the fabric strength, so garments made with long staple cotton tend to fray less, get less wrinkly, and even hold the fabric dye better (so less fading over time).