Composition for making coated yarn

An aqueous composition consisting essentially of:

• (i) porous particles present in an amount of at least 2 weight % and up to and including 10 weight %, each porous particle comprising a continuous polymeric phase and discrete pores dispersed within the continuous polymeric phase, the porous particles having a mode particle size of at least 3 μm and up to and including 30 μm;
• (ii) a film-forming binder material having a Tg of less than or equal to 0° C., which film-forming binder material is water-soluble or water-dispersible, and is present in an amount of at least 25 weight % and up to and including 60 weight %;
• (iii) a non-abrasive, whitening inorganic filler material having a value of less than 5 on the MOHS scale of mineral hardness, which non-abrasive, whitening inorganic filler material comprises zinc sulfide and is present in an amount of at least 2 weight % and up to and including 15 weight %;
• and
• (iv) an aqueous medium in an amount of at least 35 weight %, and comprises water in an amount of at least 80 weight % based on the weight of total solvents,
• wherein the amounts of the (i) porous particles, the (ii) film-forming binder material, the (iii) non-abrasive, whitening inorganic filler material, and the (iv) aqueous medium are based on the total weight of the aqueous composition.