Thonje imadziwika ndi kusinthasintha kwake, magwiridwe antchito komanso chitonthozo chachilengedwe.
Mphamvu ya thonje ndi kuyamwa kwake kumapangitsa kuti ikhale nsalu yabwino yopangira zovala ndi zovala zapakhomo, ndi zinthu zamafakitale monga tarpaulins, mahema, mapepala a hotelo, mayunifolomu, ngakhale zovala za astronauts akakhala m'mlengalenga.Ulusi wa thonje ukhoza kuluka kapena kuluka munsalu monga velvet, corduroy, chambray, velor, jeresi ndi flannel.
Thonje atha kugwiritsidwa ntchito popanga mitundu yambiri ya nsalu kuti agwiritse ntchito mosiyanasiyana, kuphatikiza ulusi wina wachilengedwe monga ubweya, ndi ulusi wopangidwa ngati poliyesitala.