Abstract: Cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant yarns including blends of technical fibers and mineral, inorganic, or ceramic fibers of substantially the same length as the technical fibers, and methods for manufacturing yarns, are disclosed.

Abstract: Cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant yarns including blends of technical fibers and mineral, inorganic, or ceramic fibers of substantially the same length as the technical fibers, and methods for manufacturing yarns, are disclosed.

Abstract: Cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant yarns including blends of technical fibers and mineral, inorganic, or ceramic fibers of substantially the same length as the technical fibers, and methods for manufacturing yarns, are disclosed.

Abstract: A knitted individual protective gear such as, a glove, muff or mitt for example, to guard an upper limb against mechanical risks, particularly cutting and/or abrasion, is characterized in that,the yarn (2) of high physical resistance with which the individual protective gear is knitted is a fiber core (3) surrounded by an outer fiber covering (4);fibers of the core (3) have a selected color;fibers of the covering (4) have a color chosen to be distinct from that of the core (3);cuts and/or abrasion alter the covering (4) on a permanent basis, allowing the core (3) to be seen, so that the larger the alteration, the closer the shade of the altered parts will be to the color of the core (3), in order for the gear to have an indicator of the protection performance in the gear's current state.