Article of apparel including grasp-resistant panels

An article of apparel to be worn by an athlete, the article of apparel comprising:

• a first textile layer possessing a first elongation value;
• and
• a second textile layer coupled to the first textile layer, the second textile layer possessing
• a second elongation value, the first elongation value being greater than the second elongation value, wherein the second textile layer comprising a woven textile including:
• a plurality of warp yarns and a plurality of weft yarns,
• a warp channel separating a first warp yarn from a second warp yarn, the warp channel defining a plurality of warp apertures, and
• a weft channel separating a first weft yarn from a second weft yarn, the weft channel defining a plurality of weft apertures.

A method of forming an article of apparel, the method comprising:

• obtaining a first textile having a first elongation value;
• obtaining a second textile having a second elongation value that is less than the first elongation value, wherein:
• the second textile comprises a woven textile having a plurality weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns, and
• the plurality of weft yarns includes a dissolvable weft yarn dissolvable by a dissolving agent and inert weft yarn not dissolvable by the dissolving agent;
• dissolving the dissolvable weft yarn in the dissolving agent to form a weft channel, the weft channel being oriented between adjacent inert weft yarns;
• and
• coupling the second textile to the first textile to form to article of apparel.