A fibrous web comprising multiple fibers, wherein the fibrous web has a major web surface; wherein the fibers near the major web surface comprise an outer surface; wherein the outer surface of the fibers compromises a recrystallized skin layer; wherein the recrystallized skin layer has a plurality of textures; and wherein at least another part of the outer surface is smooth.

A biodegradable toilet brush with (a) a brush head made of multiple layers of bio-degradable fabric disks and (b) a thin bio-degradable handle. The discs each have a center slot by which the discs are slid over and thus mounted on the handle. At least some of the discs include a plurality of blossoming slots 14 extending radially inwardly from the perimeter of the disk to help the brush head obtain a blossom appearance and create more petals to increase the cleaning action of the brush head.

Disclosed is a method for the manufacture of fibrous yarn including the steps, where an aqueous suspension including fibers and at least one rheology modifier is provided, followed by directing the suspension through at least one nozzle, to form at least one yarn, and then dewatering the yarn.

Disclosed are a lyocell material for a cigarette filter and a method of preparing the same, wherein a crimped tow is manufactured using a lyocell multifilament including low-strength lyocell monofilaments, and thus the ultimately prepared lyocell material for a cigarette filter can exhibit low strength, thereby increasing processing efficiency during the manufacture of the cigarette filter.

A textile sheet element having selectively applied arrays of surface projection elements defining raised zones across an active surface for cleaning and/or personal care, The textile sheet element is adapted for use by itself and/or for attachment to a user manipulated support with or without a handle such as a mop head or the like.

A fabric has first material yarns and second material yarns woven together to form a ground, The first material yarns are synthetic yarns, and the second material yarns are cotton pile yarns. A coloring process is performed which colors the second material yarns, but which does not take to the first material yarns. A second coloring or printing process is performed on the technical front.

A method of making a cleaning article. The cleaning article has discrete tufts of tow fibers. The discrete tufts are unequally spaced from adjacent tufts, to provide improved collection and retention of debris from a target surface. The cleaning article may be made by cutting out spaces between tufts from a precursor sheet. Optionally the precursor sheet may be attached to a carrier sheet.

A flame resistant woven fabric has a thickness of 0.08 mm or more in accordance with the method of JIS L 1096-A (2010) and including warps and wefts, the warp and the weft each comprising: a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less; and a thermoplastic fiber B having an LOI value of 25 or more in accordance with JIS K 7201-2 (2007) and having a melting point lower than the ignition temperature of the non-melting fiber A; wherein the warp and the weft each have a fracture elongation of 5% or more; and wherein, in the projection area of the weave repeat of the flame resistant woven fabric, the area ratio of the non-melting fiber A is 10% or more and the area ratio of the thermoplastic fiber B is 5% or more.

A sleeve for the construction of a hose pipe extends about a longitudinal axis. The sleeve has greater elongation capacities in one direction than in the other with respect to the longitudinal axis.

A textile sheet element having selectively applied arrays of surface projection elements defining raised zones across an active surface for cleaning and/or personal care, The textile sheet element is adapted for use by itself and/or for attachment to a user manipulated support with or without a handle such as a mop head or the like.