Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a ramie fabric and the fabric. The process comprising the following step: blend spinning a high-count ramie fiber such as a ramie fiber of 2500 Nm or higher with a water-soluble fiber as carrier to form a yarn; sizing the yarn at a low temperature; weaving the yarn to form a gray fabric; then removing the water-soluble fiber from the gray fabric by deweighting the gray fabric during a finishing process after printing and dyeing to obtain a super-high-count ramie fabric with a ramie yarn fineness of 160 Nm or higher.
Abstract:
Dyed fabric compositions have now been discovered that often have a balanced combination of desirable properties. The dyed fabric comprises one or more elastic fibers wherein the elastic fibers comprise the reaction product of at least one ethylene olefin block polymer and at least one crosslinking agent. Often the fabrics are characterized by a color change of greater than or equal to about 3.0 according to AATCC evaluation after a first wash by AATCC61-2003-2A.
Abstract:
An enhanced, co-formed fibrous web structure is disclosed. The web structure may have a co-formed core layer sandwiched between two scrim layers. The core layer may be formed of a blend of cellulose pulp fibers and melt spun filaments. The scrim layers may be formed of melt spun filaments. Filaments of one or both of the scrim layers, and optionally the core layer, may also be meltblown filaments. The core layer may include consolidated masses of cellulose pulp fibers to, for example, enhance texture and cleaning efficacy of a wet wipe made from the structure. The material forming the consolidated masses may be selected and/or processed so as to cause the masses to have reduced visual discernibility relative the surrounding areas of the structure, when the fibrous web structure is wetted. A method for forming the structure, including formation and inclusion of the consolidated masses, is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A top sheet for an absorbent personal care product is a water permeable composite web produced by hydro-entangling a web of chemical free natural and / or cellulosic staple fibers and / or blend of natural and cellulosic staple fibers and a web of man-made continuous filament yarns such that a first side of the composite web exposes the chemical free natural and / or cellusoic staple fibers and / or blend of natural and cellulosic staple fibers and an opposite second side of the composite web has the man-made continuous filament yarns. The web of chemical free natural and / or cellulosic staple fibers and / or blend of natural and cellulosic staple fibers is hydrophilic and the web of man-made continuous filament synthetic yarns is hydrophobic. The composite web weighs between about 20 gsm and about 40 gsm.
Abstract:
Discharge of fiber and other particulate to the outside of a housing unit is prevented. A drum unit in which material including at least fiber passes through apertures; a conveyance unit configured to deposit the airborne material that passed the drum unit as a web and convey the web; a housing unit configured to cover the drum unit, contact the web on the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the web, and contact the conveyance unit on the upstream side in the conveyance direction of the web from the downstream contact position; and a forming unit that forms a sheet using the web.
Abstract:
A production method of hemp fiber for spinning, the method including: an immersion treatment process of immersing raw hemp fiber in a treatment liquid including an alkali, water, and at least one type of enzyme selected from the group consisting of cellulose-degrading enzymes and glycosidic bond hydrolyzing enzymes for an immersion time of from 30 minutes to 60 minutes under conditions of a temperature of from 60°C to 100°C; a water-washing process of washing the immersion treated hemp fiber with water; and a drying process of drying the water-washed hemp fiber.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of fibrous yarn comprising the steps, where an aqueous suspension comprising fibers and at least one rheology modifier is provided, followed by directing said suspension through at least one nozzle, to form at least one yarn, and then dewatering said yarn.
Abstract:
A flame-retardant fabric may include a cellulosic fiber and a modacrylic fiber, the cellulosic fiber being a natural cellulose fiber containing a phosphorus compound, the modacrylic fiber containing an antimony compound, the flame-retardant fabric including the modacrylic fiber containing the antimony compound in an amount of 14 to 54 wt%, antimony in an amount of not less than 1.7 wt%, and phosphorus in an amount of 0.3 to 1.5 wt% with respect to the total weight of the flame-retardant fabric, and the flame-retardant fabric having a weight per unit area of not less than 160 g/m 2 . The flame-retardant fabric can be produced by subjecting a fabric including a natural cellulose fiber and a modacrylic fiber containing an antimony compound to flame-retardant treatment with a phosphorus compound.
Abstract:
An article including a woven fabric comprising warp yarns and weft yarns, wherein at least one of either the warp yarns or the weft yarns includes: (a) a corespun elastic base yarn having a denier and including staple fiber and an elastic fiber core; and (b) a separate control yarn selected from the group consisting of a single filament yarn, a multiple filament yarn, a composite yarn, and combinations thereof; having a denier greater than zero to about 0.8 times the denier of the corespun elastic base yarn; wherein the woven fabric includes (1) a ratio of corespun base yarn ends to control yarn ends of up to about 6:1; or (2) a ratio of corespun base yarn picks to control yarn picks of up to about 6:1; or (3) both a ratio of corespun base yarn ends to control yarn ends of up to about 6:1; and a ratio of corespun base yarn picks to control yarn picks of up to about 6:1.