High permeability, multi-layer woven members employing machine direction binder yarns for use in papermaking machine

A multilayer woven fabric for use in a dryer section of a papermaking machine, said fabric including:

• a top layer having a self-sustaining weave construction including a plurality of top machine direction yarns interwoven with a plurality of top cross-machine-direction yarns, said top machine direction and top cross-machine-direction yarns being spaced-apart a sufficient distance to provided a desired projected open area in said top layer;
• a bottom layer including a plurality of pairs of bottom machine direction yarns and a plurality of bottom cross-machine-direction yarns, at least one machine direction yarn in at least some of said bottom pairs of machine direction yarns interweaving said bottom cross-machine-direction yarns with one another and with top cross-machine-direction yarns of the top layer;
• said bottom pairs of machine direction yarns corresponding in number to the number of individual top machine direction yarns and being spaced-apart in said cross-machine-direction so that each bottom pair of machine direction yarns substantially vertically underlies an individual top machine direction yarn of the top layer;
• said bottom cross-machine-direction yarns corresponding in number to the number of top cross-machine-direction yarns and being spaced-apart in the machine direction so that each bottom cross-machine-direction yarn substantially vertically underlies a top cross-machine-direction yarn of the top layer;
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• a resinous, embossing layer adhered to said fabric and including an upper surface for contacting a fibrous web and transporting said fibrous web through said dryer section.