Process of preparing a dyed fabric including a bacterial biopolymer and having unique appearance
AssigneeSanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
InventorsJitka Eryilmaz, Onur Yukselen, Ozgur Cobanoglu
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Abstract
The present invention provides a process for the production of a fabric having a unique appearance and the fabric so obtained. Also provided is the clothing articles, i.e. garments, including the fabric. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for producing a woven fabric having a unique, e.g. “used” (i.e. worn-out) or “multi-shaded” appearance and the process includes a step of providing a woven fabric with a layer of bacterial biopolymer, dyeing at least part of the fabric together with the biopolymer layer, and then removing at least part of the bacterial biopolymer layer from the fabric.
Claims21
A process for producing a treated fabric, said process comprising:
- providing yarns including at least a plurality of warp yarns and at least a plurality of weft yarns;
- weaving said at least a plurality of warp yarns with said at least a plurality of weft yarns to provide a woven fabric having a front side and a back side;
- providing at least a layer of at least one bacterial biopolymer on said yarns or on at least part of at least one of said sides of said woven fabric to provide a composite fabric;
- dyeing at least part of said composite fabric, whereby at least part of said yarns are dyed together with said biopolymer layer;
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- removing at least part of said layer of at least one bacterial biopolymer from said composite fabric to obtain a treated fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.