In the current year 25 years will pass from the date of the establishing of the European group of experts of forensic labs in the field of fibres analysis, originally named The European Fibres Group (EFG). Currently the group is working with a great success under the umbrella of ENFSI as The European Textile and Hair Group (ETHG). In this publication, the initial years of the group’s activities were characterized. It was under- lined that EFG created the platform of the exchange of experiences and, above all, of education for the experts from different European countries. The subsequent and pre- sent achievements of the ETHG were also discussed.