This disclosure relates to techniques for designing and manufacturing an elastic fabric, and fabric manufactures therefrom. An example method includes (i) determining a density ratio of the elastic fabric based on a set of rules; (ii) determining a weft density of a weft yarn of the elastic fabric based on the set of rules and the density ratio; (iii) determining a warp density of a warp yarn of the elastic fabric based on the density ratio, the weft density, and the set of rules; (iv) forming warp yarns of the elastic fabric based on the warp density; and (v) forming weft yarns of the elastic fabric based on the weft density. Example multi-directional elastic woven fabrics may have a density ratio of the elastic fabric from a range of 1.1 to 2.625, depending on the weaving pattern and a set of rules disclosed here.

A method for shrink wrapping two or more articles, the method comprising: providing a heat shrinkable woven raffia fabric formed from warp and weft tapes, the warp and weft tapes comprising at least 70 wt. %, based on the total wt. % of polymers present in the warp and weft tapes, of an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having a density of 0.945 g/cc or greater and a melt index (I2), as determined according to ASTM D1238 (190 C., 2.16 kg), of from 0.01 to 2.0 g/10 min; wrapping the heat shrinkable woven raffia fabric around two or more articles to form a wrapped bundle; and heating the wrapped bundle to form a shrink wrapped bundle.

A warp-knitted textile composite has a spacer fabric that extends in a production direction and a transverse direction and has an outer flat warp-knitted fabric layer of predetermined stretchability, an inner flat warp-knitted fabric layer of lesser stretchability in the production and transverse directions than the outer layer, and spacer threads interconnecting the warp-knitted fabric layers. A decorative cover layer is attached to the outer flat warp-knitted fabric layer and is formed with compressed areas where the spacer fabric is permanently at least partially compressed for structuring the decorative cover layer.

A waterproof breathable textile (200) comprises a substrate (202) and a gas-permeable, water-impermeable porous membrane (204) disposed on the substrate. The substrate and the porous membrane are made from or comprise the same material, or of the same type of material e.g. polymers. A method of manufacturing a waterproof breathable textile (200) is also provided. The method comprises disposing a gas-permeable, water-impermeable porous membrane (204) on a substrate (202). The substrate and the porous membrane are made from or comprise the same material, or of the same type of material e.g. polymers.

Twisted, non-blended hybrid yarns are provided that are suitable for the fabrication of abrasion resistant garments and other textile articles. One or more polyolefin fibers are ply twisted together with one or more non-polyolefin fibers in a manner that utilizes the properties of each fiber type. A plurality of the twisted, non-blended hybrid yarns is then woven or knitted into fabrics, such as twill woven denim, or formed into ropes, such as braided ropes.

A material sheet is formed of a woven fabric of polymer tapes, wherein the width of a tape varies less than 2% on average in the longitudinal direction of the tape. Processes for the preparation of the material sheet, and to a ballistic resistant article comprising the material sheet are also provided. A ballistic resistant article which includes the material sheet exhibits excellent antiballistic properties.

A coaxial nanocomposite including a core, which includes fibers of a first organic polymer, and a shell, which includes fibers of a second organic polymer, the first polymer and the second polymer forming a heterojunction.

Processes for making fibrous structures and more particularly processes for making fibrous structures comprising filaments are provided.

The present invention relates to a melt-blown fiber web having improved elasticity and cohesion, and a manufacturing method therefor. The objective of the present invention is accomplished by a melt-blown fiber web comprising a thermoplastic resin which comprises 10 to 60 wt % of thermoplastic resin microfibers and 40 to 90 wt % of non-circular cross-sectional hollow conjugated staple fibers with respect to the total weight of the fiber web.

A plastic netting in the form of a raschel netting (2) for the cultivation and harvest of onions. The plastic netting has a plurality of pillar stitches (1) extending mutually in parallel in the longitudinal direction. These pillar stitches are transversely interlinked by traversing weft threads (4). Each pillar stitch (1) being formed by at least two threads (2, 3).