A knitted spacer fabric has an upper knitted cover layer and a knitted lower cover layer, said cover layers being connected to one another by pile threads, wherein the cover layers are connected to one another by way of at least two different pile threads having dissimilar elasticity properties, and the cover layers are both knitted in a single-threaded or multiple-threaded manner across the entire area.

An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit structure within a chest-covering portion. The tubular-jacquard knit structure includes interlocked courses formed by each front-stitch course intermittently interlocking with a back-stitch course. The tubular-jacquard knit structure is divided into a plurality of zones across the chest-covering portion that may vary based on how front-stitch courses interlock with back-stitch courses.

A knitted fabric having a heat generating function has a four-layer structure and can be knitted by a flat knitting machine. Knit stitching is used to knit first and second layers such that the second layer is fully covered under the first layer. Tuck stitching is used to knit the third layer such that one stitch is made to the third layer per a preset number of stitches made to each of first and second layers. Knit stitching is used to knit the fourth layer. After knitting, the fabric is soaked with water and spin-dried to form protrusions, spatially distributed as a centered rectangular lattice, on fabric surface. The second layer is electrically conductive for generating heat and is hidden inside the fabric. This layer is not easily hooked by a user during use and cleaning. The fabric is elastic and soft, and provides a comfortable feeling to the user.

An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit zone with a plurality of front-stitch courses and a plurality of back-stitch courses, where each front stitch course intermittently interlocks with a back-stitch course to form a plurality of interlocked courses. Interlocking cross overs within a first interlocked course are offset from interlocking cross overs within an adjacent second interlocked course.

The present invention relates to a shoe including an upper, the upper including an instep cover that covers the instep of a foot. The instep cover includes an instep cover body and a tongue. Two or more protrusions that are configured to extend in use from the instep cover body toward the foot are located at least in a region between the MP joint and the talus in a side portion of the instep cover body. The protrusions are made of embroidery. The protrusions have a height of 0.5 mm or more, a width of 2 mm or more, and a length of 2 mm or more. A distance between each pair of the adjacent protrusions is 2 mm or more in part of the region. The shoe of the present invention includes the upper that improves the heat dissipation properties without impairing the contact between the foot and the shoe.

A woven fabric for promoting heat dissipation covers a wearer's skin when in use, and has two surface layers and an intermediate layer. The two surface layers are disposed at a spaced interval, and include a first surface layer and a second surface layer oriented to the wearer's skin when the woven fabric is in use. The second surface layer has multiple braids disposed parallelly, and each one of the multiple braids is straight. The intermediate layer is formed with multiple monofilaments which are woven between the multiple braids of the second surface layer and the first surface layer. An insole and a clothing which adopt the same are provided as well.

A headgear or headgear segments are manufactured to shape thereby producing little or no waste material. Such headgear or headgear segments (components) may comprise a unitary, substantially seamless structure. Techniques such as knitting, braiding, crocheting, and 3D printing may be used to produce the headgear. As a result, the manufacturing process may have reduced steps, the amount of material waste may be reduced, and there are virtually no seams in the headgear between adjoining sections, thereby resulting in headgear with enhanced comfort.

An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit structure in a chest-covering portion. The tubular-jacquard knit structure is divided into a plurality of zones across the chest-covering portion, and the zones may include different versions of the tubular-jacquard knit structure.

This disclosure generally relates to a hammock strap. The hammock strap includes an elongated length of strap material that is separated into a first strap and a second strap. The first strap and the second strap are woven together at one or more separation points to form eyelets between the first strap and the second strap. The first strap and the second strap may be further divided to provide a wider area of strap material.

This three-dimensional knitted textile insert is obtained in a single step by warp knitting technology, on a double-needle Raschel machine or on a crocheting machine. It includes in the production direction at least two tubes extending parallel to one another, and separated from one another by a binding area at the level of which the sheets resulting from the knitting are interlinked.