A circular machine for producing tubular manufactured articles and a respective process are provided. The circular machine comprises a turner arranged above and axially aligned with a cylinder of the machine and configured to extract the tubular manufactured article from said cylinder. At the same time, turn it inside out, and a transferring apparatus for collecting, from at least one first half of the cylinder needles, the respective stitches and coupling them with the stitches initially arranged on a second half of the cylinder needles. As such, there are two stitches that have to be joined by processing at least one yarn through at least said half of the cylinder needles on each of the needles of one half of the cylinder needles.

A circular machine for producing tubular manufactured articles and a respective process are provided. The circular machine comprises a turner arranged above and axially aligned with a cylinder of the machine and configured to extract the tubular manufactured article from said cylinder. At the same time, turn it inside out, and a transferring apparatus for collecting, from at least one first half of the cylinder needles, the respective stitches and coupling them with the stitches initially arranged on a second half of the cylinder needles. As such, there are two stitches that have to be joined by processing at least one yarn through at least said half of the cylinder needles on each of the needles of one half of the cylinder needles.

A circular machine for producing tubular manufactured articles and a respective process are provided. The circular machine comprises a turner arranged above and axially aligned with a cylinder of the machine and configured to extract the tubular manufactured article from said cylinder. At the same time, turn it inside out, and a transferring apparatus for collecting, from at least one first half of the cylinder needles, the respective stitches and coupling them with the stitches initially arranged on a second half of the cylinder needles. As such, there are two stitches that have to be joined by processing at least one yarn through at least said half of the cylinder needles on each of the needles of one half of the cylinder needles.

An upper for a shoe includes a first tubular textile layer and a second tubular textile layer. The first tubular textile layer is at least partially surrounded by the second tubular textile layer thus forming an internal textile layer and an external textile layer. The first tubular textile layer includes a first zone. The first zone includes a first yarn and the first tubular textile layer includes a second yarn. The first yarn is more resilient than the second yarn, and the first zone includes a polygonal shape.

An upper for a shoe includes a first tubular textile layer and a second tubular textile layer. The first tubular textile layer is at least partially surrounded by the second tubular textile layer thus forming an internal textile layer and an external textile layer. The first tubular textile layer includes a first zone. The first zone includes a first yarn and the first tubular textile layer includes a second yarn. The first yarn is more resilient than the second yarn, and the first zone includes a polygonal shape.