An electrically conductive yarn including an elastomeric monofilament and an electrically conductive thread crocheted about the elastomeric monofilament. A method of forming an electrically conductive fabric including providing an elastic monofilament, enclosing the elastic monofilament with a conductive thread by crocheting, thereby producing a conductive elastic yarn and forming an electrically conductive fabric from the conductive elastic yarn and an electrically conductive fabric formed thereby.

A textile for the forming of elements of underwear, of garments, of orthoses, or of seat elements having a controlled elasticity, integrating, at least in the direction of the main effort, stretch yarns having an elastic characteristic. Said stretch yarns are associated with more highly stretchable yarns, having greater stretching characteristics than those of the stretch yarns, the return force exerted by the low stretch yarns being in the range from 25 to 50% of that exerted by the high stretch yarns.

A filamentary core (3) for an elastic composite yarn (1), particularly for an elastic textile composite yarn, comprising at least two elastic performance filaments (11, 13), each of the at least two elastic performance filaments capable of being stretched at least about 2 times its package length and having at least 90% up to 100% elastic recovery after having being released from a stretching 2 times its package length.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to composite fibers having a structure comprising a core component and sheath component, wherein each of the core component and the sheath layer independently comprise a polymer and a disclosed cooling composition. In various further aspects, the present disclosure pertains to single-covered yarn comprising a core yarn comprising a disclosed composite fiber comprising a core component and a sheath component. In still further aspects, the present disclosure pertains to a fabric, such as a denim fabric, comprising a disclosed single-covered yarn. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

An insulating material and a method using that material for preventing perioperative hypothermia in hospital patients. Hospital blankets, hospital gowns and thermal wraps are made with the insulating material, which comprises in one embodiment an inner layer and an outer layer of a nonwoven material and a middle layer of a polymer laminate material. The nonwoven material is a bicomponent coextruded spunbond nonwoven polypropylene and polyethylene textile and the polymer laminate material comprises polyethylene and metallised polyethylene terephthalate. The nonwoven material is arranged with an elastic such that the insulating material can change between a first configuration wherein the elastic is stretched such that the primary material lies adjacent to it, and a second configuration wherein the elastic is relaxed such that the primary material is bowed with respect to it, forming at least one cavity for entrapping air.

The present disclosure provides composite yarn, apparatus and methods preparing thereof. The composite yarn of the present disclosure includes wrapping fibers and a central yarn that is formed by a first body yarn and a second body yarn, wherein a portion of the wrapping fibers are combined with the central yarn in at least one of the following states: a first state, a portion of the wrapping fibers wrap around the first body yarn or the second body yarn; a second state, a portion of the wrapping fibers wrap around the first body yarn and the second body yarn respectively at the same time; a third state, a portion of the wrapping fibers wrap around the central yarn. The composite yarn of the present disclosure has low twist factor and high strength, which solves the problem of severe strength loss associated with low twist factors existing in conventional low-twist techniques.

An elastic venous compression orthosis having a top part and a leg part, the top part and the leg part having a top part knit thread and leg part knit thread, respectively, defining a network of knitted meshes, and a top part weft thread and leg part weft thread, respectively, each weft thread having a core which is covered by means of a covering thread, the orthosis being characterized in that the core of the top part weft thread and the one or more covering threads of the top part weft thread are made of elastane, and the core of the top part weft thread has a linear density of less than 0.7 times that of the core of the leg part weft thread.

A thin coated supported glove (400), having a thin knitted liner (300), wherein the thin knitted liner has a plurality of finger components, a thumb component (402), a backhand component (420), and a palm component. The thin knitted liner comprises a covered yarn having a first yarn (100) and a second yarn (200), wherein the first yarn (102) is a core yarn that is 20 denier or less, and a second yarn, wherein the second yarn (104) is at least one of an intermingled yarn or a first wrapping yarn surrounding the core yarn, wherein the second yarn is 30 denier or less; and a thin polymeric coating adhered to the thin knitted liner.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to composite fibers having a structure comprising a core component and sheath component, wherein each of the core component and the sheath layer independently comprise a polymer and a disclosed cooling composition. In various further aspects, the present disclosure pertains to single-covered yarn comprising a core yarn comprising a disclosed composite fiber comprising a core component and a sheath component. In still further aspects, the present disclosure pertains to a fabric, such as a denim fabric, comprising a disclosed single-covered yarn. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

A stretchable conductive yarn (1) includes a conductive core (2) of one or more elastic fibers (4-6) and an insulating sheath (3) that covers the conductive core. One or more of the elastic core fibers may be an elastomeric material (4) and may be combined with a less elastic fiber (5, 6) to control the returning properties of the conductive elastic fibers. Also provided are fabrics, garments and various devices formed using the conductive elastic yarns and which can be used to perform various electrical sensing operations to monitor and measure various bodily functions and conditions, or performance of a wearer.