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OwnerLarry Eugene Miller, Eva F. Osborne +1inventors
InventorsLarry Eugene Miller, Eva F. Osborne, Antonietta Tomasulo
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Methods for providing elastic fabric comprising synthetic elastic fibers and natural fibers with improved dimensional stability or improved durable press while maintaining stretch recovery properties comprise treating the fabric with a treatment composition comprising formaldehyde and a catalyst for crosslinking the formaldehyde with natural fibers in the fabric, and processing the treated fabric to effect crosslinking of the formaldehyde and to maintain stretch performance properties. Fabrics comprising synthetic elastic fibers and natural fibers exhibiting improved dimensional stability and/or durable press properties in combination with additional advantageous properties are produced.
A method for providing elastic fabric comprising synthetic elastic fibers and natural fibers with improved dimensional stability while maintaining stretch recovery properties of the fabric, comprising treating elastic fabric comprising synthetic elastic fibers and natural fibers with a treatment composition comprising formaldehyde and a catalyst for crosslinking the formaldehyde with the natural fibers in the fabric, and processing the treated fabric to effect crosslinking of the formaldehyde and to maintain stretch performance properties.
A method for providing elastic fabric comprising synthetic elastic fibers and natural fibers with improved durable press while maintaining stretch recovery properties of the fabric, comprising treating elastic fabric comprising synthetic elastic fibers and natural fibers with a treatment composition comprising formaldehyde and a catalyst for crosslinking the formaldehyde with the natural fibers in the fabric, and processing the treated fabric to effect crosslinking of the formaldehyde and to maintain stretch performance properties.
Fabric comprising synthetic elastic fibers and natural fibers and exhibiting a durable press value of at least about 3.0 after the fabric has been aqueous laundered one time.
Fabric comprising synthetic elastic fibers and natural fibers and exhibiting a length dimensional change and a width dimensional change of less than about 5% each after the fabric has been aqueous laundered one time.
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