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Tencel

British  
/ ˈtɛnˌsɛl /

noun

  1. a fabric made from wood pulp cellulose, having a silky texture

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On its website, the company lists Tencel, recycled cotton and dead-stock fabrics as some of its preferred materials to meet its sustainability standards.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Women's brand Reformation in June began selling new skirts, bottoms and dresses with Tencel, which the company calls "foundational" to its products.

From Reuters Aug. 1, 2023

A spokesperson for its designer, Kitty Joseph, told the BBC the bespoke fitting was made from Tencel, a fabric made from eucalyptus trees in sustainably managed forests.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2021

Shopping at Reformation has helped me to buy fewer clothes, thanks in part to that cropped black T-shirt, made from the company’s “holy grail” fabric Tencel, that I continue to wear every week.

From The New Yorker Nov. 1, 2019

One reason may be that inorganic fibers—as well as fibers like Tencel that sound inorganic—are unfairly maligned.

From Slate Dec. 17, 2015

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