Filo di Scozia (Cotton Lisle) is the finest cotton yarn available. Spun from long staple Egyptian cotton there are four processes needed to produce this quality yarn.After combing, spinning, mercerizing and singeing, the Filoscozia natural characteristics of shine and resistance are strengthened, acquiring better absorption and shrink resistance. Filoscozia products are comfortable on the skin, long-lasting, silky and low-pilling, with vivid, shiny tones.