A fabric for arc-protective garments includes first yarns and second yarns different from the first yarns. The first yarns include first modacrylic fibers, and the first modacrylic fibers contain an infrared absorber in an amount of 2.5 wt % or more with respect to a total weight of the first modacrylic fibers. The weight of the infrared absorber per unit area in the fabric for arc-protective garments is 0.05 oz/yd.sup.2 or more. An arc-protective garment includes the fabric for arc-protective garments.

A method and a system disclosed include drawing each of multiple synthetic yarns from a corresponding supply package to form an oriented yarn. Filaments within the oriented yarn are twisted and detwisted to provide texture thereto, to provide a low stability interlacing during weaving, and to intermingle the filaments, and a uniform air pressure is applied to the oriented yarn to provide a counter-twist. Also, a multi-pick yarn package is formed based on winding all formed oriented yarns, which serve as weft yarns forming adjacent substantially parallel yarns wound together, onto a spool. These weft yarns are simultaneously inserted in a single pick insertion event of a loom apparatus, and conveyed across a warp shed of the loom apparatus through a set of warp yarns. The set of warp yarns and the conveyed weft yarns are interlaced to produce an incremental length of a woven textile fabric.

The present invention relates to a flame-retardant fabric that includes modacrylic fibers, one or more of regenerated cellulose fibers selected from the group consisting of flame-retardant rayon fibers and lyocell fibers, and polyimide fibers. The flame-retardant fabric includes the modacrylic fibers in an amount of 26 to 79 wt%, the regenerated cellulose fibers in an amount of 18 to 48 wt%, and the polyimide fibers in an amount of 3 to 26 wt%. The polyimide fibers have a fiber length of 45 to 127 mm. The char length measured by a flammability test based on GB/T 5455-1997 is 50 mm or less. The present invention also relates to protective clothing made of the flame-retardant fabric. Thus, the present invention provides a flame-retardant fabric whose char length is short in a flammability test and that has favorable flame retardancy, and protective clothing made of the flame-retardant fabric.

The present invention relates to a flame-retardant fabric that includes modacrylic fibers, one or more of regenerated cellulose fibers selected from the group consisting of flame-retardant rayon fibers and lyocell fibers, and polyimide fibers. The flame-retardant fabric includes the modacrylic fibers in an amount of 26 to 79 wt%, the regenerated cellulose fibers in an amount of 18 to 48 wt%, and the polyimide fibers in an amount of 3 to 26 wt%. The polyimide fibers have a fiber length of 45 to 127 mm. The char length measured by a flammability test based on GB/T 5455-1997 is 50 mm or less. The present invention also relates to protective clothing made of the flame-retardant fabric. Thus, the present invention provides a flame-retardant fabric whose char length is short in a flammability test and that has favorable flame retardancy, and protective clothing made of the flame-retardant fabric.

A composite low-twist towel that is formed of three parts: terry yarn, ground warp yarn and weft yarn. The ground warp yarn and the weft yarn are normal towel yarns and the terry yarn is a composite low-twist yarn. The composite low-twist yarn is composed of two yarns of different thickness, among them, the spun yarn is synthetic fiber spun yarn or filament yarn, and the thick yarn is the pure cotton yarn or the blended yarn of pure cotton and other fibers. The composite low-twist yarn is made into a warp beam through warping and sizing. Then, it interweaves with ground warp yarns and weft yarns through a towel loom or warp loom to form terry fabrics.

A composite low-twist towel that is formed of three parts: terry yarn, ground warp yarn and weft yarn. The ground warp yarn and the weft yarn are normal towel yarns and the terry yarn is a composite low-twist yarn. The composite low-twist yarn is composed of two yarns of different thickness, among them, the spun yarn is synthetic fiber spun yarn or filament yarn, and the thick yarn is the pure cotton yarn or the blended yarn of pure cotton and other fibers. The composite low-twist yarn is made into a warp beam through warping and sizing. Then, it interweaves with ground warp yarns and weft yarns through a towel loom or warp loom to form terry fabrics.

This invention relates to a fabric consisting of at least a first yarn containing cellulosic fibers modified by a cationic modifier and a second yarn containing cellulosic fibers not modified by a cationic modifier, and to the use of this fabric in order to obtain a denim appearance.

A fabric made of interwoven twines, wherein, in each case, two yarns are twisted together to form a twine and at least one of the yarns contains polyester staple fibers and cellulosic staple fibers of the types lyocell, viscose and/or modal, the share of cellulosic staple fibers in the fabric ranging from 10% by weight to 90% by weight. The fabric according to the invention is characterized in that the fabric or, respectively, those of the yarns contained therein which contain polyester staple fibers and cellulosic staple fibers as well as the twines produced therefrom comply with two relationships from which the suitability of the fabric for applications in automobiles, particularly in automobile seats, results.

A fabric made of interwoven twines, wherein, in each case, two yarns are twisted together to form a twine and at least one of the yarns contains polyester staple fibers and cellulosic staple fibers of the types lyocell, viscose and/or modal, the share of cellulosic staple fibers in the fabric ranging from 10% by weight to 90% by weight. The fabric according to the invention is characterized in that the fabric or, respectively, those of the yarns contained therein which contain polyester staple fibers and cellulosic staple fibers as well as the twines produced therefrom comply with two relationships from which the suitability of the fabric for applications in automobiles, particularly in automobile seats, results.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for whiteness measurement and/or staining control of filaments.