Decorative fabric and method of making the same

Abstract

Decorative fabrics and methods of making the same are disclosed the fabrics, depending upon their constituents serving a wide range of uses, including wall coverings, floor coverings, upholstery fabrics and fabrics useful for other purposes. The fabrics have an exposed decorative face, preferably composed of parallel longitudinal yarns, which are brought together onto a supporting web and then passed through a needle loom so that fibers from the face extend through and are exposed on the back. Various provisions may be made to achieve the integrity of the decorative fabric including the application onto the back of the supporting web of a bonding coating, or application by an adhesive of a backing of paper or other type web, and additionally, if desired, of a felt or other backing including a resilient or sound absorbing backing. The supporting web can be a woven or knitted fabric, a non-woven fabric, an open mesh fabric such as a netting, or any other desired material capable of being passed through a needle loom to retain the face yarns in a dimensionally stable fabric. Methods of making the fabrics are also described.

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