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 zapanyumba, ndi zinthu zamafakitale monga tarpaulins, mahema, ma sheet a hotelo, mayunifolomu, ngakhale zovala za astronaut akakhala m'mlengalenga. Ulusi wa thonje ukhoza kuluka kapena kuluka munsalu monga velvet, corduroy, chambray, velor, jersey 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.