A fabric-based item may be provide with a stretchable band. The stretchable band may be formed from a ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric having an opening configured to fit around a body part of a user. Circuitry may be coupled to strands of material in the stretchable band. The circuitry may include sensor circuitry for making measurements on the body part such as electrocardiogram measurements, blood pressure measurements, and respiration rate measurements. Wireless communications circuitry in the fabric-based item may be used to communicate wirelessly with external electronic equipment. A wireless power transmitting device may transmit wireless power. A coil formed from conductive strands in the fabric-based item may be used by wireless power receiving circuitry in the fabric-based item to receive the wireless power. The coil may have one or more turns that run around the ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric.

The invention discloses a free cut fabric being not prone to edge curling, including a fabric body, wherein the fabric body comprises a plurality of first yarns and second yarns which are interwoven with each other, each first yarn is laid into a loop in turns by every other needle, so that the warp knitted stitch structure formed by weaving the first yarns is a cord stitch; a link of the cord stitch spans two needle pitches, and the cord stitch serves as a top stitch; and each second yarn is simultaneously laid on two adjacent knitting needles and woven into a loop, so that the warp knitted stitch structure formed by weaving the second yarns is a double loop stitch, the double loop stitch serves as a ground stitch. The invention can effectively avoid curling and loosening phenomena in the cutting process, and has high use comfort.

A mask system and an air delivery conduit for use in the treatment of respiratory disorders. The air delivery conduit may comprise a textile having an airtight arrangement. A support structure may be provided to the conduit to provide form.

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

A double-face fabric having elastic properties in its warp direction and provided with hook-and-loop properties, formed by the weaving of warp yarns and of weft yarns. The warp yarns are of four different types worked in different weaves with respect to the weft yarns, respectively: elastic yarns (A) worked in a taffeta weave; core yarns (B), formed of synthetic yarns texturized by false twist on the face, worked in a plain weave alternating with surface floats and having a linear strand density in the range from 10 to 25 dtex; core yarns (C) on the back side, formed of multifilament synthetic yarns, having a linear strand density in the range from 0.3 to 1.7 dtex, worked in a rep weave, alternating floats of great length on the back side and short binding areas on the face side, binding yarns, exclusively formed of thermo-adhesive synthetic yarns, having a melting point in the range from 80 C. to 160 C., worked in a plain weave.

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 mesh material for fabricating hunting blinds, tents, and other similar flexible structures. The material is durable, water-resistant, and partially light-transmissive such that persons or objects inside or behind the structures are not easily seen from outside the structures. The material is also semi-permeable to air flow for ventilation purposes. The mesh material is fabricated from an interwoven polyester fabric that is coated with acrylic and a mixture of silicone and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). Patterns and/or colors are printed on both sides of the fabric with a heat transfer paper printing process to provide a desired level of light transmissivity.

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 mask system and an air delivery conduit for use in the treatment of respiratory disorders. The air delivery conduit may comprise a textile having an airtight arrangement. A support structure may be provided to the conduit to provide form.

A mesh material for fabricating hunting blinds, tents, and other similar flexible structures. The material is durable, water-resistant, and partially light-transmissive such that persons or objects inside or behind the structures are not easily seen from outside the structures. The material is also semi-permeable to air flow for ventilation purposes. The mesh material is fabricated from an interwoven polyester fabric that is coated with acrylic and a mixture of silicone and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). Patterns and/or colors are printed on both sides of the fabric with a heat transfer paper printing process to provide a desired level of light transmissivity.