Permanently Embedded Protective Covering for Articles of Clothing

A method of manufacturing an article of clothing having a non-porous impermeable protective covering permanently embedded into a portion of the article of clothing comprising the steps of:

• providing an article of clothing to be worn by an infant, child or adult, said article of clothing having exterior and interior surfaces;
• applying a thermoplastic material to at least one predetermined area of the exterior of the article of clothing at increased temperature and pressure for a period of time sufficient for the thermoplastic to penetrate only into the outermost fibers of the fabric of the article of clothing;
• cooling the thermoplastic material immediately following said period of time to create a permanent non-porous impermeable protective covering embedded into and interweaved with the outermost fibers of the predetermined area of said article of clothing without penetrating to the interior surface thereof, said protective covering retaining the flexibility of the underlying article of clothing.