A fabric has an upper layer and a lower layer. The lower layer connects partially to the upper layer to integrally form multiple connecting segments formed on the upper layer and the lower layer. The at least one channel is formed on the upper layer and the lower layer and is formed respectively between adjacent connecting segments. The fabric is produced by a sewing step and a connecting step. The sewing step comprises sewing multiple raw fibers to respectively form the upper layer and the lowe...

The present invention desirably provides a fabric including a synthetic fiber structure first zone, a synthetic fiber structure second zone, and a short fiber third zone. The first zone may include a spunbond web layer and a meltblown web layer. The synthetic fiber structure second zone may be positioned proximate to the synthetic fiber structure first zone and the short fiber third zone may be positioned substantially between the first and second zones. Desirably, the first and second zones are...

The invention relates to a fabric for the production of clothing from at least two different threads. For the creation of such a fabric, which has on one side substantially the properties determined by one thread and on the other side substantially the properties determined by the other thread or threads and has from each side substantially the visual appearance of a homogeneous fabric, according to the invention the fabric consists of an upper fabric and a lower fabric, the upper fabric being f...

A fabric (2; 20) formed from a plurality of first fibers or filaments (4), and a plurality of second fibers or filaments (6); the first fibers or filaments being non-conductive and comprising an electro-optically active material; and the second fibers or filaments being conductive; whereby a voltage difference between two second fibers causes a colour change in a first fiber positioned therebetween.

A fabric having a layer of substantially spaced apart design elements which are laid on a cloth substrate, in the warp direction. along nonlinear paths is disclosed. The design elements are affixed to the substrate and other optional components of the fabric by knit-stitching with parallel rows of stitches forming a series of loop chains.

A breathable insulating fabric is described, from which wearable articles such as garments or medical support fabrics or dressings can be made, in which an elastomeric insualating sheet (1) has perforations (4) which have relatively wide (5) and narrow (6) regions along their lengths to define an internal chamber (7) open to the inner side of the sheet as worn and sufficiently closed to the outer side of the sheet to permit air passing from the inner to the outer side of the sheet to accumulate ...

Improved three-dimensional structures incorporating two components sewn together, at least one of which is a knitted component, have sewing alignment guides provided at spaced locations along an edge of the knitted component, the said guides being provided during the knitting operation. The guides can be knitted or laid-in lines in the fabric and/or notches formed in the fabric.

An upholstered three dimensional structure in which there is an upholstery fabric stretched over a three dimensional core, the fabric being formed by knitting and incorporating a sewn seam between the knitted fabric and a further fabric, the knitted fabric being provided with stable sewing zones which are less elastic than the majority of the remaining portions of the knitted fabric to assist in the sewing of the knitted fabric to a further fabric.

A fabric comprising binding warp threads, tension warp threads, weft threads and pile threads or a part thereof, in which binding warp threads cross each other in pairs in order to form a series of openings, and in which at least two weft threads pass through at least some of the openings. The fabric has at least two tension warp threads per pair of binding warp threads. Each pair of binding warp threads extend between two adjacent tension warp threads.

A fabric and method for making same are described. A destructible material capable of supporting closely spaced stitches is sewn with zigzag stitches of upper threads arranged in rows with overlapping zigzag corners between different rows. Alternate rows of opposite zigzag upper thread stitches are placed on the destructible fabric and interlocked with under threads at the corners to effectively interlock the upper threads. Thereupon, the fabric on which the upper threads were placed is destroye...