Garment & Textile · Fibre
Cotton — Sea Island
Historic ELS cotton (1.5"+ staple) once grown on the Carolina Sea Islands; today from West Indies.
Origin
Caribbean
Era
Pre-modern (1700s–today)
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Industrialist View
Rarest commercial cotton — <100 tonnes/yr. Premium of 400–800% over Upland. Sold by licence via the West Indian Sea Island Cotton Assoc. (WISICA). Used by Turnbull & Asser, Brioni.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Exceptional lustre and softness. Handle like silk — use very fine 60/8 needle, silk thread, and press with pressing cloth.
Sourcing
Barbados, Jamaica, Antigua. Hand-picked.
Construction & Use
The only cotton legally allowed to be called 'Sea Island'.