Abstract: The invention refers to a fabric finishing method suitable for changing the colour of a coloured fabric thereby providing a vintage look to the fabric. The invention refers also to the fabric obtainable by the above method and to a garment comprising such fabric.

Abstract: A furry fabric includes a woven fabric having a plurality of warp and/or weft yarns extending over a number of weft or warp yarns and/or below a number of weft or warp yarns to provide over and/or under-portions having a length comprised between 8 and 3000, preferably between 25-3000. The over and under portions are at least in part cut in a garment including the furry fabric. Alternatively, the warp or weft over portions and/or the warp or weft under portions of said first yarns are not cut or broken.

Abstract: It is disclosed a capacitive touch sensor (10) comprising a support layer (1) having a plurality of sensing threadlike elements (2) coupled thereto and configured to be electrically connected to a detection device (5) for evaluating the capacitance value (C) of each sensing threadlike element (2) of said plurality of sensing threadlike elements, characterized in that said sensing threadlike elements (2) comprise a plurality of electrically resistive threadlike elements (2r), wherein the electrical resistance per unit of length of each electrically resistive threadlike element (2r) is comprised between 10 k?/m and 10 M?/m. An article comprising the capacitive touch sensor (10) and a method for detecting a touch event on a support layer (1) are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process of treating a dyed fabric, in which fungi are used. The invention also relates to a package comprising a water impervious container and a fabric or a garment treated according to the process, and to a fabric or a garment as obtainable by the process of the invention.

Abstract: A stretchable conductive yarn (1) includes a conductive core (2) of one or more elastic fibers (4-6) and an insulating sheath (3) that covers the conductive core. One or more of the elastic core fibers may be an elastomeric material (4) and may be combined with a less elastic fiber (5, 6) to control the returning properties of the conductive elastic fibers. Also provided are fabrics, garments and various devices formed using the conductive elastic yarns and which can be used to perform various electrical sensing operations to monitor and measure various bodily functions and conditions, or performance of a wearer.

Abstract: A yarn (1) having a core (2) and a sheath (3), preferably comprising staple fibers, said core comprising at least one polymeric core fiber (21), preferably a plurality of polymeric core fibers (21), wherein the amount of the core fibers (21) is at least 35% by weight of the total weight of the yarn (1) and said core (2) and said sheath (3) are spun together.

Abstract: A composite yarn (1) having a core (2) and a sheath (3), preferably comprising staple fibers (3a), said core (2) comprising at least one polymeric core fiber (21), preferably a plurality of core fibers (21), made of polymeric material, wherein the total amount of the core fibers (21) is at least 35% by weight of the total weight of the composite yarn (1), and wherein the core fiber (21) and the sheath (3) are spun together.

Abstract: A garment article is made of a fabric including a plurality of warp and weft yarns woven together in a pattern; at least the weft yarns include elastomeric yarns, to provide an elasticity of the fabric in warp direction that is at least 7% and elasticity of the fabric in weft direction that is at least 15%; the fabric of the garment is bias cut so that the weft yarns in the garment are angled with respect to the widthwise direction (WD) of the article.

Abstract: A fabric having a first side and a second side and comprising weft yarns and warp yarns woven together in pattern. At least some of the weft, or warp, yarns float over a number of warp yarns, or weft yarns, and below a number of warp yarns, or weft yarns, to provide weft, or warp, over portions on the first side and under portions on the second side. The under portions and/or over portions of the yarns form loops. At least some of the yarns that form the loops are conjugate yarns comprising a plurality of filaments that are separable, i.e., splittable into sub-filaments. The loops of the conjugate yarns extend for a length of at least three adjacent warp, or weft, yarns.

Abstract: It is disclosed a method of producing a yarn having the look and feel of natural fibers, the method comprising the steps of preparing a first plurality of man-made textile fibers or a second plurality of natural textile fibers, the first and second plurality of textile fibers being obtained from breaking the first or the second textile fibers under the effect of a mechanical force applied to the first or the second textile fibers. A final blend for producing the yarn, can be prepared by adding the first plurality of textile fibers to a plurality of man-made fibers, or by adding the second plurality of textile fibers to a plurality of man-made fibers, or by adding the first plurality of textile fibers to the second plurality of textile fibers.

Abstract: A fabric having a first side and a second side and comprising weft yarns and warp yarns woven together in pattern. At least some of the weft, or warp, yarns float over a number of warp yarns, or weft yarns, and below a number of warp yarns, or weft yarns, to provide weft, or warp, over portions on the first side and under portions on the second side. The under portions and/or over portions of the yarns form loops. At least some of the yarns that form the loops are conjugate yarns comprising a plurality of filaments that are separable, i.e., splittable into sub-filaments. The loops of the conjugate yarns extend for a length of at least three adjacent warp, or weft, yarns.

Abstract: In a woven fabric all warp and weft yarns are elastic, all weft and warp yarns have a stretchable core comprising a first elastic fiber and a second fiber that is less elastic than said first fiber, and the elasticity of the fabric in warp direction is at least 25% and elasticity of the fabric in weft direction (Eweft) is at least 30%, preferably at least 40%.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a compression garment (68) formed of a stretchable fabric (10) with a uniform, i.e. constant, elasticity but in which the compression garment provides different degrees of garment compression when worn by a wearer due to geometric cuts (6, 8) made to the fabric to form one or more fabric panels (2, 4) that extend the entire length of the circumferential portion (60) of the garment. The circumferential portion surrounds a wearer's body part (66) and includes degrees of compression that vary at different locations (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26), along the axial direction (62). The geometric cuts produce non-linear edges (6A, 6B, 8A, 8B) and are made to provide different circumferential lengths (12F, 14F, 16F, 18F, 20F, 22F, 24F, 26F) of fabric that produce desired compression levels at various axial locations, and are calculated using formulas and algorithms that take into account various factors relating to the fabric and the garment being formed.

Abstract: Provided is a process for the production of a dyed fabric using enzyme aggregates. In particular, provided is a process that comprises a step of providing a woven fabric that comprises a base layer and an additional layer which is located on at least one side of the fabric, wherein the yarns of the additional layer comprise fibers that are at least partially dyed, and a step of contacting the woven fabric with enzyme aggregates such as cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs), to remove at least part of the dye from at least the yarns of said additional layer. The disclosure also provides a fabric obtained with the process and garments including the fabric.

Abstract: A fabric having a first side and a second side and comprising weft yarns and warp yarns woven together in pattern. At least some of the weft, or warp, yarns float over a number of warp yarns, or weft yarns, and below a number of warp yarns, or weft yarns, to provide weft, or warp, over portions on the first side and under portions on the second side. The under portions and/or over portions of the yarns form loops. At least some of the yarns that form the loops are conjugate yarns comprising a plurality of filaments that are separable, i.e., splittable into sub-filaments. The loops of the conjugate yarns extend for a length of at least three adjacent warp, or weft, yarns.

Abstract: A garment article is made of a fabric including a plurality of warp and weft yarns woven together in a pattern; at least the weft yarns include elastomeric yarns, to provide an elasticity of the fabric in warp direction that is at least 7% and elasticity of the fabric in weft direction that is at least 15%; the fabric of the garment is bias cut so that the weft yarns in the garment are angled with respect to the widthwise direction (WD) of the article.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a woven fabric, wherein all warp and weft yarns may be elastic. One or more of the weft and warp yarns may have a stretchable core comprising a first elastic fiber and a second fiber that may be less elastic than said first fiber. In embodiments, the elasticity of the fabric in the warp direction may be at least 25% and the elasticity of the fabric in the weft direction (Eweft) may be at least 25%. In embodiments, the elasticity of the fabric in the weft direction (Eweft) may be at least 30%. In embodiments, the elasticity of the fabric in the weft direction (Eweft) may be at least 40%.