A garment 1 indudes an outer fabric and a lining 2. The lining 2 is a stretch fabric. An elastic thread is partially inserted in the stretch fabric in the body width direction, and an elastic thread insertion portion 4 contracts to make gathers 5. The stretch fabric is a one-way fabric that is stretchable in the body width direction. It is preferable that a plurality of elastic threads are inserted in the stretch fabric in parallel with each other, and the gathers 5 are oriented in the body length direction. Thus, the garment has a high heat retention effect by dividing the space between the garment and the human body into small areas to prevent warm air from escaping to the outside.

A garment 1 indudes an outer fabric and a lining 2. The lining 2 is a stretch fabric. An elastic thread is partially inserted in the stretch fabric in the body width direction, and an elastic thread insertion portion 4 contracts to make gathers 5. The stretch fabric is a one-way fabric that is stretchable in the body width direction. It is preferable that a plurality of elastic threads are inserted in the stretch fabric in parallel with each other, and the gathers 5 are oriented in the body length direction. Thus, the garment has a high heat retention effect by dividing the space between the garment and the human body into small areas to prevent warm air from escaping to the outside.

An elastic layered air chamber creating insulating fabric for clothing and method of manufacture and use thereof consisting of an elastic fabric stretchable base layer in a stretched state to the top of which is attached by seams, a second fabric layer of lesser elasticity in a selected pattern resulting in an array of raised portions on the upper surface of the second fabric when the base layer is relaxed, such raised portions creating insulating air pockets when brought into contact with human skin

An elastic layered air chamber creating insulating fabric for clothing and method of manufacture and use thereof consisting of an elastic fabric stretchable base layer in a stretched state to the top of which is attached by seams, a second fabric layer of lesser elasticity in a selected pattern resulting in an array of raised portions on the upper surface of the second fabric when the base layer is relaxed, such raised portions creating insulating air pockets when brought into contact with human skin

A lightweight, breathable glove for baseball or softball is provided that generally includes a strap that extends over at least a portion of an opening in which a wearer may place his or her hand. The strap is at least partially made of an elastic material so that the strap can extend and contract. The glove may thus have a reduced weight to provide superior ease of use. Further, the conforming fit of the glove provides for enhanced control of the glove, which provides superior utility and performance for the glove, as well as other advantages. Alternatively, the glove may include a thong which may extend from the glove and may engage an elastic band at one of its ends. Thus, the elastic band may engage both the glove and the thong so that the size of the opening can increase and decrease due to the strap and/or elastic band.

Wearable item comprising a motion control system and a method of manufacturing thereof. The wearable item comprises a body-close wearable item which, when worn by a user, at least a part of the wearable item is positioned adjacent to the body of the user. The motion control system comprises at least one layer of strain-rate sensitive material configured to control motion of one or more body parts of the user.

Wearable item comprising a motion control system and a method of manufacturing thereof. The wearable item comprises a body-close wearable item which, when worn by a user, at least a part of the wearable item is positioned adjacent to the body of the user. The motion control system comprises at least one layer of strain-rate sensitive material configured to control motion of one or more body parts of the user.

A training tight having preconfigured compression zones with integrated knit structure patterns is provided herein. The compression zones may have differing compressive properties where zones having a higher compression force are located at the waist and thigh areas of the tight, and zones having a lower compression force are located at the knee and calf area of the tight. The integrated structure patterns modify the compressive properties of the zones in the areas where the patterns are located in order to further customize the compressive properties of the training tight.

A training tight having preconfigured compression zones with integrated knit structure patterns is provided herein. The compression zones may have differing compressive properties where zones having a higher compression force are located at the waist and thigh areas of the tight, and zones having a lower compression force are located at the knee and calf area of the tight. The integrated structure patterns modify the compressive properties of the zones in the areas where the patterns are located in order to further customize the compressive properties of the training tight.

A stretchable textile article (20) comprises a plurality of discrete textile members (22,24), each textile member (22,24) extending between a first end (26) and a second end (28), the first ends (26) of the textile members (22,24) being joined together, the second ends (28) of the textile members (22,24) being joined together, wherein the plurality of textile members (22,24) includes at least one first textile member (22) and at least one second textile member (24), the or each first textile member (22) including a textile zone configured to have an increasing stretch property away from the first end (26) towards the second end (28), the or each second textile member (24) including a textile zone configured to have an increasing stretch property away from the second end (28) towards the first end (26), wherein the stretchable textile article (20) further includes a compressible textile member (100) arranged to interconnect the first and second textile members (22,24) so that, in use, stretch of the stretchable textile article (20) in an orientation extending between the joined first ends (26) and the joined second ends (28) causes compression of the compressible textile member (100).