Fabrics with surfaces of contrasting colors and/or different contour
AssigneeMalden Mills Industries, Inc.
InventorsMoshe Rock, Amnon Gabay, Charles Haryslak, William K. Lie
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Abstract
Fabrics, formed, for example, by joining stitch and loop yarns to form a fabric prebody, with the loop yarn forming in loops that overlay the stitch yarn at the technical face and back of the fabric prebody, and thereafter finishing the fabric prebody to form raised fleece at both surfaces, have a first surface and an opposite, second surface of contrasting, i.e., different, colors. Regions of one or both surfaces may be treated to resist raising so that design elements of the raised or fleece regions stand out in relief, forming surface(s) with contour. Methods of forming the fabrics are also described.
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A method of forming a fabric body having a first surface and an opposite, second surface, wherein one surface is of a color A and the other surface is of a color B contrasting to color A, said method comprising the steps of, in sequence:
- forming a fabric prebody having a first surface and an opposite, second surface;
- dyeing said fabric prebody color A;
- transforming said fabric prebody into a fabric body by finishing at least one of said first surface and said opposite, second surface to form a raised or fleece surface region;
- removing dye of color A from said raised or fleece surface region of one surface;
- and
- re-dyeing said raised or fleece surface region of said one surface color B.
A method of forming a fabric body having a first surface and an opposite, second surface, wherein one surface is of a color A and the other surface is of a color B contrasting to color A, said method comprising the steps of, in sequence:
- forming a fabric prebody having a first surface and an opposite, second surface;
- dyeing said fabric prebody color A;
- transforming said fabric prebody into a fabric body by finishing at least one of said first surface and said opposite, second surface to form a fleece surface region;
- and
- over-dyeing said fleece surface region of one surface color B.
A method of forming a fabric having at least one raised or fleece surface region on at least one surface bordered by a surface region not raised or fleece, said method comprising the steps of, in sequence:
- on a standard terry, reverse circular knit fabric prebody having a technical face and a technical back, raising or fleecing said technical face;
- printing at least one selected region of said technical back with a resist material;
- after aging and washing, raising or fleecing, and then shearing, said technical back of said fabric prebody to form a fabric body, with fibers in said at least one selected region printed with said resist material matted or held against said technical back of said fabric body by said resist material, thus limiting raising or fleecing;
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- tumbling said fabric body to gather or clump said raised or fleece fibers away from said at least one selected region printed with said resist material.
A method of forming a fabric having at least one raised or fleece region on one or both surfaces, bordered by a surface region not raised or fleece, said method comprising the steps of, in sequence:
- on a standard terry, reverse circular knit fabric prebody having a technical face and a technical back, printing at least one selected region of at least one of said technical face and said technical back with a resist material;
- after aging and washing, raising or fleecing, and then shearing, said technical face and said technical back of said fabric prebody to form a fabric body, with fibers in said at least one selected region printed with said resist material matted or held against said at least one of said technical face and said technical back of said fabric body by said resist material, thus limiting raising or fleecing;
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- tumbling said fabric body to gather or clump said raised or fleece fibers away from said at least one selected region printed with said resist material.
A method of forming a fabric body having a technical face with a raised or fleece surface region, and a technical back with at least one raised or fleece surface region bordered by a surface region not raised or fleece, wherein one technical surface is of a color A and the other technical surface is of a color B contrasting to color A, said method comprising the steps of, in sequence:
- on a standard terry, reverse circular knit fabric prebody having a technical face and a technical back, dyeing said fabric prebody color A;
- transforming said fabric prebody into a fabric body by finishing said technical face to form a raised or fleece surface region;
- removing dye of color A from said raised or fleece surface region of said technical face;
- printing at least one selected region of said technical back with a resist material;
- after aging and washing, raising or fleecing, and then shearing, said technical back of said fabric body, with fibers in said at least one selected region printed with said resist material matted or held against said technical back of said fabric body by said resist material, thus limiting raising or fleecing;
- tumbling said fabric body to gather or clump raised or fleece fibers away from said at least one selected region of said technical back printed with said resist material;
- and re-dyeing said raised or fleece surface region of said technical face color B.
A method of forming a fabric body having a technical face with a raised or fleece surface region, and a technical back with at least one raised or fleece surface region bordered by a surface region not raised or fleece, wherein one technical surface is of a color A and the other technical surface is of a color B contrasting to color A, said method comprising the steps of, in sequence:
- on a standard terry, reverse circular knit fabric prebody having a technical face and a technical back, dyeing said fabric prebody color A;
- transforming said fabric prebody into a fabric body by finishing said technical face to form a raised or fleece surface region;
- printing at least one selected region of said technical back with a resist material;
- after aging and washing, raising or fleecing, and then shearing, said technical back of said fabric body, with fibers in said at least one selected region printed with said resist material matted or held against said technical back of said fabric body by said resist material, thus limiting raising or fleecing;
- tumbling said fabric body to gather or clump raised or fleece fibers away from said at least one selected region of said technical back printed with said resist material;
- and over-dyeing said raised or fleece surface region of said technical face color B.
A method of forming a fabric body having a technical face with a raised or fleece surface region, and a technical back with at least one raised or fleece surface region bordered by a surface region not raised or fleece, wherein one technical surface is of a color A and the other technical surface is of a color B contrasting to color A, said method comprising the steps of, in sequence:
- on a standard terry, reverse circular knit fabric prebody having a technical face and a technical back, dyeing a fabric prebody color A;
- printing at least one selected region of said technical back with a resist material;
- after aging and washing, raising or fleecing, and then shearing, said technical face and said technical back of said fabric prebody to form a fabric body, with fibers in said at least one selected region of said technical back printed with said resist material matted or held against said technical back of said fabric body by said resist material, thus limiting raising or fleecing;
- tumbling said fabric body to gather or clump raised or fleece fibers away from said at least one selected region of said technical back printed with said resist material;
- and
- over-dyeing at least one said raised or fleece surface region of at least one of said technical face and said technical back color B.
A method of forming a fabric body having a technical face with a raised or fleece surface region, and a technical back with at least one raised or fleece surface region bordered by a surface region not raised or fleece, wherein one technical surface is of a color A and the other technical surface is of a color B contrasting to color A, said method comprising the steps of, in sequence:
- on a standard terry, reverse circular knit fabric prebody having a technical face and a technical back, dyeing said fabric prebody color A;
- transforming said fabric prebody into a fabric body by finishing said technical face to form a raised or fleece surface region;
- printing at least one selected region of said technical back with a resist material;
- after aging and washing, raising or fleecing, and then shearing, said technical back of said fabric body, with fibers in said at least one selected region printed with said resist material matted or held against said technical back of said fabric body by said resist material, thus limiting raising or fleecing;
- tumbling said fabric body to gather or clump raised or fleece fibers away from said at least one selected region of said technical back printed with said resist material;
- and
- over-dyeing at least one region of said raised or fleece surface region of said technical back color B.
A method of forming a fabric body having a technical face with a raised or fleece surface region, and a technical back with at least one raised or fleece surface region bordered by a surface region not raised or fleece, wherein one technical surface is of a color A and the other technical surface is of a color B contrasting to color A, said method comprising the steps of, in sequence:
- on a standard terry, reverse circular knit fabric prebody having a technical face and a technical back, dyeing said fabric prebody color A;
- transforming said fabric prebody into a fabric body by finishing said technical face to form a raised or fleece surface region;
- printing at least one selected region of said technical back with a resist material;
- after aging and washing, raising or fleecing, and then shearing, said technical back of said fabric body, with fibers in said at least one selected region printed with said resist material matted or held against said technical back of said fabric body by said resist material, thus limiting raising or fleecing;
- tumbling said fabric body to gather or clump raised or fleece fibers away from said at least one selected region of said technical back printed with said resist material;
- and over-dyeing at least one region of said fleece surface region of said technical back color B.
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