Disclosed is a method of producing a variable-color textile, the method comprising: providing a plurality of filaments into a commercial textile-production machine, the plurality filaments having at least a first color and a second color; and twisting at least one of the plurality of filaments to display a first color on a first side of a fabric surface and a second color on an opposite side of the fabric surface.

A yarn containing a core of continuous filaments of an inorganic material and a sheath of staple fibers of a thermoplastic polymer is provided. The yarn can be formed into a fabric or unidirectional tape, which can then be heated under pressure to form a composite material that has excellent mechanical strength yet is lightweight. The fabric can be molded into a composite material having a two-dimensional or three-dimensional shape because of its excellent drapability. The composite material can be used in aircraft parts, automotive parts, marine parts, consumer electronic parts, and other products.

A yarn including a plurality of twists formed by twisting single fiber strand or multiple fiber strands; and fiber grooves, which are spaces formed between the twists, to provide three-dimensional growth spaces and migration paths for cells. Accordingly, a cell proliferation rate and cell viability may be enhanced by creating microenvironments suitable for migration, proliferation and differentiation of cultured cells. In addition, cell clusters having more uniform shapes may be easily implemented by forming the proliferation spaces and migration paths for the cultured cells as similar as possible to each other in each scaffold. Further, the cells cultured thereby can be cultured in a suitable shape and structure to be applied to an in vitro experimental model or transplanted into the body of an animal, and can be widely applied in various products used in a cell culture or tissue engineering field.

A hygroscopic core-sheath composite fiber includes: a polyetheresteramide copolymer as a core polymer; and a polyamide as a sheath polymer, and has a degree of shrinkage with boiling water of 6-11%. The core-sheath composite fiber has high hygroscopicity and laundering durability of the hygroscopicity which makes the fiber withstand practical use, and is capable of attaining a soft feeling.

The present invention provides a crimped polyamide yarn to which it is possible, using fibers that include low water absorption polyamide, to impart a stretch property and pliability such that it is possible for the inherent stretch properties of the crimped yarn to be appropriately expressed in a woven or knit fabric. The crimped polyamide yarn of the present invention is a side-by-side composite yarn which includes at least 40 mass % of low water absorption polyamide having an average of water absorption ratio of 5% or less at a temperature of 30 C. and a relative humidity (RH) of 90%, and in which the low water absorption polyamide is at least one component. The yarn is false-twisted, and has a crimp elongation ratio of 25% or more.

A method for preparing black cotton-like fibers is provided, using a DTY texturing process, wherein POY and FDY fibers containing carbon black are sequentially passed through a first yarn guide, a yarn guide roller, a tensioner, a first yarn feeding roller, pre-entangling, a second yarn feeding roller, a first deformation hot box, a cooling plate, a false twister, a third yarn feeding roller, a middle entangling device, a setting hot box, a setting yarn feeding roller, oiling, and winding to obtain a black cotton-like fiber; the first yarn guide is a yarn guide wheel; a tow contacts a groove bottom of the first yarn guide in the process of movement, driving the first yarn guide to rotate; and the tensioner is a magnetic tensioner.

The improved multifilament structure is a low denier, heat treated multifilament structure that provides for advantageous mechanical properties, including fray resistance, low shrinkage, high tensile strength and low elongation.

A method for preparing black cotton-like fibers is provided, using a DTY texturing process, wherein POY and FDY fibers containing carbon black are sequentially passed through a first yarn guide, a yarn guide roller, a tensioner, a first yarn feeding roller, pre-entangling, a second yarn feeding roller, a first deformation hot box, a cooling plate, a false twister, a third yarn feeding roller, a middle entangling device, a setting hot box, a setting yarn feeding roller, oiling, and winding to obtain a black cotton-like fiber; the first yarn guide is a yarn guide wheel; a tow contacts a groove bottom of the first yarn guide in the process of movement, driving the first yarn guide to rotate; and the tensioner is a magnetic tensioner.

A heather filament yarn includes first pre-colored filaments comprising first polyester filaments dyed with a first cationic dyestuff, and second pre-colored filaments comprising second polyester filaments dyed with a second cationic dyestuff. A knitted heather fabric includes a plurality of the heather filament yarns knitted together to form the knitted heather fabric. The first and/or second pre-colored filaments may have contrasting colors. A method of manufacturing a heather filament yarn includes preparing a plurality of first pre-colored filaments by dyeing first uncolored filaments using a first cationic dyestuff, preparing a plurality of second pre-colored filaments by separately dyeing second uncolored filaments using a second cationic dyestuff, and twisting the first and second pre-colored filaments together to form the heather filament yarn. The heather filament yarns may then be knitted together to form a heather fabric.