A yarn or thread may include a plurality of substantially aligned filaments, with at least ninety-five percent of a material of the filaments being a thermoplastic polymer material. Various woven textiles and knitted textiles may be formed from the yarn or thread. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be thermal bonded to other elements to form seams. A strand that is at least partially formed from a thermoplastic polymer material may extend through the seam, and the strand may be thermal bonded at the seam. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be shaped or molded, incorporated into products, and recycled to form other products.

A protective coverall comprising a protective fabric having an outer face and an inner face, the inner face having an antistatic treatment, the protective coverall having a plurality of sleeves each ending in a resilient cuff, with each resilient cuff made from the protective fabric and a plurality of continuous circumferential elastic threads, each resilient cuff comprising a fold of the protective fabric, with the outer face of the protective fabric being folded upon itself to form first and second fold layers, with the plurality of continuous circumferential elastic threads in contact with and being held between fold layers and the inner face of the protective fabric forming both the cuff interior and exterior surface.