Abstract: A bicomponent, reversible crimp filament useful in textile and fabrics applications is disclosed. The filament is characterized by a total shrinkage of between about 25 percent and about 50 percent, a fiber shrinkage of between about 2 percent and about 20 percent, a crimp shrinkage of about 20 percent and about 38 percent and a basic dye level of less than about -8.

Abstract: A method for stretching a tow of filaments wherein the tow is passed under tension through a chamber, the chamber having openings at the ends thereof for passage of the tow, and streams of heated liquid are forced transversely through the tow at the chamber openings at a critical minimum rate at least as great asx = 3,000T.sqroot.(WN/h(.mu./.rho.)where x is the heated liquid flow rate in gallons per minute through each opening, T is the thickness of the streams of heated liquid in inches at said openings, W is the width of the openings and the liquid streams in inches, h is the height or thickness in inches that the tow is free to assume in passing through the openings, N is the number of filaments in the tow, .mu. is the viscosity of the heated liquid in pounds per foot-second and .rho. is the density of the heated liquid in pounds per cubic foot.