Knit textiles and uppers, and processes for making the same

A combination upper and outsole for an article of footwear, comprising:

• a textile including a first textile zone and a second textile zone, wherein the textile forms at least a medial midfoot area, a lateral midfoot area, and a ground-facing outsole area of the combination upper and outsole,
• wherein the first textile zone is rigid or semi-rigid and forms at least a portion of the ground-facing outsole area of the combination upper and outsole, and forms at least a portion of the ground-facing outsole area of an article of footwear when the combination upper and outsole is present in an article of footwear;
• wherein the first textile zone includes a first re-flowed material, wherein the first re-flowed material is a melted and re-solidified product of a first yarn, and wherein the first re-flowed material comprises a low processing temperature polymeric composition, the low processing temperature polymeric composition comprising one or more first thermoplastic polymers;
• and wherein the low processing temperature polymeric composition exhibits a melting temperature Tm that is 135° C. or less;
• wherein the second textile zone is flexible and/or pliable and forms at least a portion of the upper of the combination upper and outsole, and forms at least a portion of the upper of the article of footwear when the combination upper and outsole is present in an article of footwear;
• and
• wherein the second textile zone includes a second yarn, the second yarn comprising a high processing temperature polymeric composition, the high processing temperature polymeric composition comprising one or more second thermoplastic polymers, wherein the high processing temperature polymeric composition exhibits at least one of:
• 1) a creep relaxation temperature Tcr;
• 2) a heat deflection temperature Thd;
• or 3) a Vicat softening temperature Tvs that is greater than the melting temperature Tm of the low processing temperature polymeric composition,
• wherein the combination upper and outsole includes at least a portion of the second yarn in at least a first course of loops and a second course of loops, and at least a portion of the first re-flowed material connects at least a portion of the first course of loops with at least a portion of the second course of loops.