Abstract:
A double-face velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a filament loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a heat shrinkable material, and/or an elastomeric material, such as spandex. The fabric body has a velour surface formed at both the technical back and the technical face. Raised fibers of at least one of the technical face and the technical back may be entangled, including in and/or through interstices of the fabric body, toward the other of the technical face and the technical back, e.g., by a hydroentanglement process applied after finishing. The fabric body has permeability of about 80 ft3/ft2/min, or less, under a pressure difference of null inch of water across the fabric body.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for preparing a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) carpet, in which the poly(trimethylene terephthalate) carpet is prepared from poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarns through the post-processes comprising cabling, heat setting, tufting, dyeing, becking, and shearing. The poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarns have advantages of improved quality, functionality, and workability by optimizing operating conditions of the steps.
Abstract:
Processes for forming embossed terry towels and the resulting towels are described herein. The towels have an uneven surface. Thus, the background can be at one height, and the design can be at another height, which is typically higher than the background. The process involves twisting the pile warp that will be used for the design on the towel with PVA filament yarn. The remaining pile warp, which is used to form the background, is 100% cotton. The pile warp is then woven with the ground warp and weft warp to form the towel. The towel is subject to a steaming process, which shrinks the PVA/cotton pile fibers, but does not affect the 100% cotton fibers. The PVA/cotton pile fibers shrink to at least about 50% of their original length under tension free conditions. The towel is then subjected to shearing to produce a velour texture. Due to the shrinkage of the PVA/cotton pile yarns, only the background (100% cotton) pile is cut, and the shrunk pile remains uncut. This towel is then washed in water a high temperature to dissolve the PVA yarns. In the preferred embodiment the temperature of the water is in the range of 55-95null C. This washing dissolves the PVA component in the PVA twisted pile, thereby lifting the uncut pile to its full height. The resulting towel has a sheared background, which produces a velvet effect, and an uncut design, thereby producing an embossing effect on background.
Abstract:
An integrated cutter for preparing the edges of a fabric for seaming includes a hooked needle which oscillates vertically in a guide bushing located close to the plane of the fabric between a retracted position where the head of the needle is not exposed and an extended position in which the needle penetrates the fabric. The needle head is shaped so that when it moves upwardly it pushes between a pair of yarns in one direction until the hook is above a yarn in the other direction. The needle hook includes a transverse groove shaped so that when it moves downwardly it captures this yarn. The needle is a close fit within the guide bushing, to ensure cooperation between cutting edges at the lateral ends of the transverse groove and at the periphery of the hole at the top end of the guide bushing around the needle, so that a short length of the trapped yarn is severed cleanly as the cooperating cutting edges at each side of the hook and at the top end of the guide bushing pass each other when the needle moves downwardly. A carrier moves the device laterally a preset distance, and the cycle is repeated to cut another section of yarn. Since the integrated cutter of this invention does not rely on friction within the fabric to hold the yarn as it is cut, distortion of the adjacent area of the fabric is minimised.
Abstract:
A fabric material having a textured surface and a process for producing the fabric material are disclosed. The fabric material is made from a woven fabric substrate including a warp yarn and at least first and second pick yarns. The first pick yarn is woven into the fabric substrate to provide integrity. The second pick yarn, on the other hand, is a yarn that is nappable from the surface of the fabric substrate. In accordance with the present invention, the fabric substrate is fed through a napping process which naps the second pick yarn appearing on the face of the fabric. The fabric substrate is then fed through a shearing process which shears the napped yarns. The napped and sheared yarns form pile-like tufts on the surface of the fabric. Ultimately, the napped and sheared yarns produce a velvet-like fabric having an improved aesthetic appearance.