Fabric with pigmented and dyeable yarns

Abstract

A novel knitted or woven fabric manufactured using at least one solution dyed or pigmented yarn, preferably polypropylene, which will not accept any type dye normally used to dye knitted or woven fabrics, and at least one yarn that will accept at least one dye normally used to dye knitted or woven fabrics. The fabric with this combination of yarns is dyed, and only the last mentioned yarn accepts the dye. Novel and pleasing effects can be achieved.

1 . A greige knitted or woven fabric which comprises 
 a) at least one end of a yarn of a first type, which is pigment-dyed or solution-dyed, and    b) at least one end of a yarn of a second type, which is dyeable by conventional dyeing procedures.    
   
   
       2 . A fabric according to  claim 1 , in which 
 a) the yarn of said first type is formed of a poly-olefin.    
   
   
       3 . A fabric according to  claim 1 , in which 
 a) said yarns are spun yarns, filament yarns, or combinations thereof.    
   
   
       4 . A dyed fabric comprising the greige fabric of  claim 1 , wherein 
 a) the fabric is knitted or woven fabric manufactured using a plurality of ends of pigmented yarns of said first type and a plurality of ends of yarns of said second type dyed by convention dyes.    
   
   
       5 . A dyed fabric according to  claim 4 , wherein 
 a) said fabric and said yarns of said second type are dyed a color contrasting with the color of said pigmented yarns of said first type.    
   
   
       6 . A dyed fabric according to  claim 5 , in which 
 a) said yarns of said second type include a fractional portion of elastomeric yarns.    
   
   
       7 . A dyed fabric according to  claim 6 , in which 
 a) the fabric and said yarns of said second type comprise about 5% of elastomeric yarn and are predominantly visible on one side of the fabric.    
   
   
       8 . A dyed fabric according to  claim 4 , wherein 
 a) said fabric and said yarns of said second type are dyed a color consistent with the color of said pigmented yarns of said first type.    
   
   
       9 . A dyed fabric according to  claim 4 , wherein 
 a) said fabric is manufactured as a tubular knitted fabric.    
   
   
       10 . A fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 a) said yarns of said second type are comprised of one or more polyester, nylon, rayon, cotton or acetate yarns.    
   
   
       11 . A fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 a) the fabric is tubular knitted using a stripe knitting machine,    b) alternating stripe sections of said fabric are comprised alternately of yarns of said first type and yarns of said second type.    
   
   
       12 . A fabric according to  claim 11 , wherein 
 a) the greige fabric is dyed, whereby said yarns of said second type are dyed to a color that may be consistent with or contrasting to the color of said yarns of said first type.    
   
   
       13 . A woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 a) warp yarns of said fabric comprise yarns of said first type interspersed with yarns of said second type.    
   
   
       14 . A woven fabric according to  claim 13 , wherein 
 a) fill yarns of said fabric comprise yarns of said first type interspersed with yarns of said second type.    
   
   
       15 . A fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 a) a printed pattern is applied to a surface thereof, with a dye acceptable by said yarns of said second type.    
   
   
       16 . A fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 a) said yarns of said second type comprise a plurality of different yarns, each dyeable with a dye of a different type,    b) said fabric having been subjected to a plurality of dyeing operations using dyes acceptable differentially by said different yarns, whereby said fabric has a plurality of at least two dyed colors.    
   
   
       17 . A fabric according to  claim 16 , wherein 
 a) said yarns of said first type are of a color different from said at least two dyed colors.