Abstract: A textile substrate for seat covers, a woven fabric or a knitted fabric, especially Raschel or Malimo, contains at least 40% by weight of wool and at least 15% by weight of ramie, but always more than 85% by weight of both taken together. The substrate can consist exclusively of wool and ramie but can also contain further constituents, preferably of animal or vegetable origin such as cotton, linen, hemp or else natural rubber. To obtain antistatic properties, it can contain incorporated metal threads. Minor proportions of synthetic fibres, for example polyester, are also possible. The substrate can be formed for example as a woven fabric with a blend yarn (1) of 80% by weight of wool and 20% by weight of ramie in the warp and ramie threads (2) in the weft.

Abstract: A textile substrate for seat covers that may be woven or knit fabric, especially weft raschel fabric, or Malimo fabric contains 45 to 65% in weight of natural fibers at least 40% in weight of which is wool and 5 to 25% in weight ramie. It contains 35 to 55% in weight of synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, polyamide, polyacrylic, aramide, and especially polyester. In a woven or knit fabric the warp may consist of synthetic fiber and the weft of a mixture of wool and ramie fiber, or vice versa, or in both warp and weft threads of wool and ramie as well as threads of synthetic fiber may be used.

Abstract: A substrate in the form of a fabric for seat coverings contains a higher portion of natural fibers than that of synthetic fibers. The substrate includes a mixed yarn produced of natural fibers formed by wool fibers and/or ramie fibers. The substrate further contains from 15 to 30% by weight of synthetic fibers, preferably polyester fibers.