Disclosed is a stitch-bonded string comprising at least one stitched line extending in a machine direction and fibers emanating from the at least one stitched line. The at least one stitched line comprises a plurality of loops and said plurality of loops enclose substantially all of said fibers. The stitched line is gathered to reduce a dimension of the plurality of loops holding said fibers within the loops. The stitched line's weight is less than 20%, preferably less than 10%, and more preferably less than 5% of the total weight of the stitch-bonded string. The fibers have a basis weight ranging between 30 and 400 grams/meter.sup.2, preferably between 40 and 350 g/m.sup.2, preferably between 50 and 300 g/m.sup.2 or between 100 and 250 g/m.sup.2. Methods for making the string are also disclosed.

A filter medium includes: a core yarn and a binder yarn twisted together, at least one of the core yarn or the binder yarn being weldable; and a filament yarn being fuzzy and weldable, the filament yarn being welded to at least one of the core yarn or the binder yarn while being placed between the core yarn and the binder yarn as twisted together. A filtering device for filtering a liquid to be treated with a filter medium layer includes the filter medium. A method of manufacturing the filter medium is also disclosed.

A filter medium includes: a core yarn and a binder yarn twisted together, at least one of the core yarn or the binder yarn being weldable; and a filament yarn being fuzzy and weldable, the filament yarn being welded to at least one of the core yarn or the binder yarn while being placed between the core yarn and the binder yarn as twisted together. A filtering device for filtering a liquid to be treated with a filter medium layer includes the filter medium. A method of manufacturing the filter medium is also disclosed.

A patch comprising a lower layer of felt material, and an inner area stitched to the felt and having a desired shape. A first stitched border surrounds the central area, and a second stitched border surrounds the first border.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bulky yarn made of synthetic fibers, which is suppressed in tanglement between filaments while having a loop shape in the surface layer thereof, and has a soft texture and is light and excellent in heat retention properties while being good in handleability in high-order processing. The present invention provides a bulky yarn made of synthetic fibers, including: a sheath yarn (1) having a three-dimensional crimped structure; and a core yarn (2) twisted with the sheath yarn (1) to fix the sheath yarn (1), wherein the sheath yarn (1) is not substantially broken and continuously forms loops.

Aspects herein are direct to, among other things, a knitted component, which may be incorporated into an upper for an article of footwear. The knitted component includes two interconnected knit structures. A first knit structure may form loops on a first set of wales and float across a second set of wales. A second knit structure may float across the first set of wales and form knit loops, tuck stitches, and held loops on the second set of wales. The two structures are not interlooped together, but are interconnected where the first yarn alternatively passes in front of and behind the second yarn. The first structure may be formed from a first yarn and the second structure may be formed from a second yarn, where the first yarn and the second yarn have different tenacities. The knit structures may incorporate various yarn types, knit stitch patterns, and/or constructions.

Aspects herein are direct to, among other things, a knitted component, which may be incorporated into an upper for an article of footwear. The knitted component includes two interconnected knit structures. A first knit structure may form loops on a first set of wales and float across a second set of wales. A second knit structure may float across the first set of wales and form knit loops, tuck stitches, and held loops on the second set of wales. The two structures are not interlooped together, but are interconnected where the first yarn alternatively passes in front of and behind the second yarn. The first structure may be formed from a first yarn and the second structure may be formed from a second yarn, where the first yarn and the second yarn have different tenacities. The knit structures may incorporate various yarn types, knit stitch patterns, and/or constructions.