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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a water-repellent cloth that is excellent in water repellency as well as stretchability, and also to a textile product using the water-repellent cloth.
• JPH05163632A relates to a stretchable fabric having a function of water repellency.
• WO2009/125438A1 relates to fabrics for jumpsuits and swimsuits for competitive sports and, particularly, to a swimsuit fabric.
• CN103355798A relates to a fabric, in particular to a close-fitting thermal insulation swimwear fabric.
• the invention has been accomplished against the above background.
• An object thereof is to provide a water-repellent cloth that is excellent in water repellency as well as stretchability, and also a textile product using the water-repellent cloth.
• the present inventors have conducted extensive research to solve the above problems and, as a result, found that in a water-repellent cloth given water repellent processing, by skillfully devising fibers that constitute the cloth, etc., a water-repellent cloth that is excellent in water repellency as well as stretchability can be obtained. As a result of further extensive research, they have accomplished the invention.
• the invention provides "a water-repellent cloth given water repellent processing, the water-repellent cloth being characterized in that the cloth includes a composite yarn containing a stretch fiber and an ultrafine fiber having a single fiber fineness of 1 dtex or less.”
• a surface of the cloth has formed thereon fine fiber loops composed of the ultrafine fiber.
• a surface of the cloth has a water-repellent roll-off angle of 15° or less.
• the degree of water repellency measured in accordance with JIS L1092-2009 7.2, Test for Resistance to Surface Wetting (Spray Method) is Level 4 or higher.
• the degree of water repellency measured in accordance with JIS L1092-2009 7.2, Test for Resistance to Surface Wetting (Spray Method) is Level 3 or higher.
• the stretchability in the warp direction or the weft direction measured in accordance with JIS L1096-2010 8.16, B Method is 10% or more.
• the recovery of stretchability in the warp direction or the weft direction measured in accordance with JIS L1096-2010 8.16, B-1 Method is 85% or more.
• the tear strength in the warp direction or the weft direction measured in accordance with JIS L1096-2010 8.17, D Method is 7 N or more.
• the composite yarn is obtained from an air-mingling method, wherein air-mingling is performed by air-texturing.
• the invention provides a textile product using the water-repellent cloth described above.
• a water-repellent cloth that is excellent in water repellency as well as stretchability and also a textile product using the water-repellent cloth are obtained.
• the water-repellent cloth of the invention is a water-repellent cloth given water repellent processing.
• the cloth includes a composite yarn, and the composite yarn contains an ultrafine fiber having a single fiber fineness of 1 dtex or less (more preferably 0.00002 to 0.8 dtex, and particularly preferably 0.001 to 0.5 dtex) and a stretch fiber. Because of such a configuration, fine fiber loops composed of the ultrafine fiber are formed on the cloth surface, whereby lotus leaf-like fine irregularities are formed on the cloth surface, resulting in excellent water repellency. In addition, at the same time, due to the effect of the stretch fiber, the cloth is also excellent in stretchability.
• the ultrafine fiber is a non-crimped fiber.
• the ultrafine fiber is a false-twist crimped yarn, fine fiber loops may not be formed.
• polyester fibers As the ultrafine fiber, polyester fibers, acrylic fibers, nylon fibers, rayon fibers, and acetate fibers, as well as natural fibers such as cotton, wool, silk, and the like and combinations thereof, are usable.
• Polyester fibers include conjugate fibers containing at least one polyester component.
• conjugate fibers include side-by-side conjugate fibers, eccentric sheath-core conjugate fibers, sheath-core conjugate fibers, and islands-in-sea conjugate fibers.
• nylon fibers include Nylon 6 fibers and Nylon 66 fibers.
• polyesters in which the main acid component is terephthalic acid, and the main glycol component is at least one member selected from the group consisting of C 2-6 alkylene glycols, that is, ethylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, tetramethylene glycol, pentamethylene glycol, and hexamethylene glycol, are preferable.
• a polyester whose main glycol component is ethylene glycol (polyethylene terephthalate) and a polyester whose main glycol component is trimethylene glycol (polytrimethylene terephthalate) are particularly preferable.
• Such a polyester may have a copolymerized component in a small amount (usually 30 mol % or less) as necessary.
• bifunctional carboxylic acids used other than terephthalic acid for example, aromatic, aliphatic, and alicyclic bifunctional carboxylic acids such as isophthalic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, diphenyldicarboxylic acid, diphenoxyethanedicarboxylic acid, ⁇ -hydroxyethoxybenzoic acid, p-oxybenzoic acid, 5-sodium sulfoisophthalic acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, and 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid can be mentioned.
• diol compounds other than the above glycols for example, aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic diol compounds such as cyclohexane-1,4-dimethanol, neopentyl glycol, bisphenol A, and bisphenol S, polyoxyalkylene glycols, and the like can be mentioned.
• the polyester may be synthesized by an arbitrary method.
• polyethylene terephthalate its production is possible through a first-stage reaction in which terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol are directly subjected to an esterification reaction, a lower alkyl ester of terephthalic acid, such as dimethyl terephthalate, and ethylene glycol are subjected to a transesterification reaction, or terephthalic acid and ethylene oxide are allowed to react, thereby producing a glycol ester of terephthalic acid and/or an oligomer thereof, and a second-stage reaction in which the product of the first-stage reaction is heated under reduced pressure to cause a polycondensation reaction until the desired degree of polymerization is reached.
• a first-stage reaction in which terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol are directly subjected to an esterification reaction, a lower alkyl ester of terephthalic acid, such as dimethyl terephthalate, and ethylene glycol are subjecte
• the polyester may also be a material-recycled or chemically recycled polyester, or alternatively a polyester obtained using a catalyst containing a specific phosphorus compound or titanium compound as described in JP-A-2004-270097 or JP-A-2004-211268 .
• a biodegradable polyester such as polylactic acid or stereocomplex polylactic acid is also possible.
• the ultrafine fiber contains a UV absorber in an amount of 0.1 wt% or more (preferably 0.1 to 5.0 wt%) based on the fiber weight
• the cloth is provided with UV-shielding properties; therefore, this is preferable.
• UV absorbers include benzoxazine-based organic UV absorbers, benzophenone-based organic UV absorbers, benzotriazole-based organic UV absorbers, and salicylic-acid-based organic UV absorbers.
• benzoxazine-based organic UV absorbers are particularly preferable in that they do not decompose at the spinning stage.
• benzoxazine-based organic UV absorbers include those disclosed in JP-A-62-11744 , such as 2-methyl-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one, 2-butyl-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one, 2-phenyl-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one, 2,2'-ethylenebis(3,1-benzoxazin-4-one), 2,2'-tetramethylenebis(3,1-benzoxazin-4-one), 2,2'-p-phenylenebis(3,1-benzoxazin-4-one), 1,3,5-tri(3,1-benzoxazin-4-on-2-yl)benzene, and 1,3,5-tri(3,1-benzoxazin-4-on-2-yl)naphthalene.
• the ultrafine fiber contains a delusterant (titanium dioxide) in an amount of 1 wt% or more (preferably 0.2 to 4.0 wt%) based on the fiber weight, the cloth has improved anti-see-through properties; therefore, this is preferable.
• a delusterant titanium dioxide
• the ultrafine fiber may also contain one or more kinds of micropore-forming agents (organic metal sulfonates), coloring inhibitors, heat stabilizers, flame retardants (diantimony trioxide), fluorescent brighteners, coloring pigments, antistatic agents (metal sulfonates), moisture absorbents (polyoxyalkylene glycols), antibacterial agents, and other inorganic particles.
• micropore-forming agents organic metal sulfonates
• coloring inhibitors such as a heat stabilizers, flame retardants (diantimony trioxide), fluorescent brighteners, coloring pigments, antistatic agents (metal sulfonates), moisture absorbents (polyoxyalkylene glycols), antibacterial agents, and other inorganic particles.
• the stretch fiber a fiber composed of one polytrimethylene terephthalate component, or a conjugate fiber made of two components joined in a side-by-side manner is used.
• the conjugate fiber is preferably a conjugate fiber in which at least one component is composed of polytrimethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, or polyethylene terephthalate.
• examples of such two components include polytrimethylene terephthalate and polytrimethylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate and polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene terephthalate, and polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate.
• polytrimethylene terephthalate refers to a fiber made of a polyester whose main repeating unit is a trimethylene terephthalate unit, in which the trimethylene terephthalate unit is 50 mol% or more, preferably 70 mol% or more, still more preferably 80 mol% or more, and particularly preferably 90 mol% or more. Therefore, polytrimethylene terephthalate containing another acid component and/or another glycol component as a third component in a total amount within a range of 50 mol% or less, preferably 30 mol% or less, still more preferably 20 mol% or less, and particularly preferably 10 mol% or less, is contained.
• Polytrimethylene terephthalate is produced by condensing terephthalic acid or a functional derivative thereof and trimethylene glycol or a functional derivative thereof in the presence of a catalyst under appropriate reaction conditions.
• aliphatic dicarboxylic acids oxalic acid, adipic acid, etc.
• alicyclic dicarboxylic acids cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, etc.
• aromatic dicarboxylic acids isophthalic acid, sodium sulfoisophthalic acid, etc.
• aliphatic glycols ethylene glycol, 1,2-trimethylene glycol, tetramethylene glycol, etc.
• alicyclic glycols cyclohexane glycol, etc.
• aromatic dioxy compounds hydroquinone bisphenol A, etc.
• aromatic-containing aliphatic glycols (1,4-bis( ⁇ -hydroxyethoxy)benzene, etc.
• aliphatic oxycarboxylic acids p-oxybenzoic acid, etc.
• the polyethylene terephthalate may be obtained by the copolymerization of three components or may also be obtained by material recycling or chemical recycling. Further, it may also be obtained using a catalyst containing a specific phosphorus compound or titanium compound as described in JP-A-2004-270097 or JP-A-2004-211268 .
• the polytrimethylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, and the like described above may contain one or more kinds of micropore-forming agents, cationic dye dyeable agents, coloring inhibitors, heat stabilizers, fluorescent brighteners, delusterants, colorants, moisture absorbents, and inorganic fine particles.
• the conjugate fiber can be produced, for example, by the method described in JP-A-2009-46800 .
• the single fiber fineness is not particularly limited, but is preferably within a range of 0.00002 to 5.0 dtex (more preferably 0.1 to 3.0 dtex, and particularly preferably 1.1 to 2.5 dtex).
• the cross-section in addition to a round cross-section, may also be elliptical, triangular, quadrangular, cross-shaped, flat, flat with constrictions, H-shaped, W-shaped, or the like, for example.
• the water-repellent cloth of the invention includes a composite yarn containing the ultrafine fiber and the stretch fiber.
• the ultrafine fiber, the stretch fiber, and other fibers as necessary are aligned, and then air-mingled by air-texturing (interlacing processing or Taslan ® processing).
• the air-mingling method is used.
• the composite yarn is preferably an entangled yarn that has been subjected to interlacing processing to have 1 to 150 entanglements/m.
• the overfeed rate may be suitably changed.
• two kinds of fibers are first combined, and then the other yarn is combined in the subsequent step.
• the total fineness is preferably within a range of 40 to 180 dtex.
• the cloth of the invention includes the composite yarn.
• the composite yarn is preferably contained in an amount of 30 wt% or more (most preferably 100 wt%) based on the cloth weight.
• the structure of the cloth is not particularly limited, but a woven fabric is preferable in order to obtain excellent water repellency.
• the structure of the woven fabric is not particularly limited.
• examples thereof include three foundation weaves such as a plain weave, a twill weave, and a satin weave, modified weaves, one-side backed weaves such as a warp-backed weave and a weft-backed weave, and warp velvet.
• the structure may be monolayer or multilayer including two or more layers.
• cover factor CF of the woven fabric defined by the following formula is 1,000 or more (preferably 1,500 to 4,000, and particularly preferably 2,300 to 3,500), even better water repellency can be obtained; therefore, this is preferable.
• CF DWp / 1.1 1 / 2 ⁇ MWp + DWf / 1.1 1 / 2 ⁇ MWf
• DWp is the warp total fineness (dtex)
• MWp is the warp weaving density (yarns/2.54 cm)
• DWf is the weft total fineness (dtex)
• MWf is the weft weaving density (yarns/2.54 cm).
• the weaving density is, in order to obtain excellent water repellency, preferably such that the warp density is not less than 110 yarns/2.54 cm (more preferably 120 to 170 yarns/2.54 cm) and the weft density is not less than 90 yarns/2.54 cm (more preferably 100 to 150 yarns/2.54 cm).
• the cloth of the invention can be produced, for example, by the following method. That is, first, a cloth is knitted or woven using the composite yarn. At this time, the knitting or weaving method may be an ordinary method using an ordinary weaving machine (e.g., ordinary water jet loom, air jet loom, rapier loom, etc.) or knitting machine.
• fineness [de] is a product of the fineness [dtex] multiplied by 0.9.
• the cloth is subjected to a scouring treatment or dyeing processing (preferably a scouring treatment and dyeing processing).
• a scouring treatment or dyeing processing preferably a scouring treatment and dyeing processing.
• the cloth is subjected to water repellent processing.
• the kind of water repellent is not particularly limited.
• fluorine-based compounds are applicable, and examples also include environmentally friendly water repellents such as hydrocarbon-based compounds and silicone-based compounds.
• an antistatic agent, a melamine resin, and a catalyst are mixed to give a processing agent having a water repellent concentration of about 3 to 15 wt%, and the surface of the cloth is treated using the processing agent at a pick-up rate of about 50 to 90%.
• methods for treating the surface of the cloth with the processing agent include a padding method and a spray method. Among them, in order for the processing agent to penetrate the inside of the cloth, a padding method is preferable.
• the pick-up rate is the weight percentage (%) of the processing agent relative to the cloth (before processing agent application) weight.
• a polyesterbased resin containing a polyethylene glycol group, a urethane-based resin containing a polyethylene glycol group, a reaction product of a polycationic compound containing a polyethylene glycol group and diglycidyl ether, or the like is preferable.
• Anionic surfactants such as higher alcohol sulfate ester salts, sulfated oils, sulfonate salts, and phosphate ester salts, cationic surfactants such as amine salt type, quaternary ammonium salts, and imidazole type quaternary salts, nonionic surfactants such as polyethylene glycol type and polyhydric alcohol ester type, antistatic compounds, e.g., amphoteric surfactants such as imidazole type quaternary salts, alanine type, and betaine type, are also applicable.
• the pre-process or post-process of the water repellent processing step conventional dyeing processing, alkaline weight reduction processing, and napping processing may be performed. Further, a UV shielding agent, an antibacterial agent, a deodorant, an insect repellent, a phosphorescent agent, a retroreflective agent, a negative ion generator, and the like may be additionally applied. Incidentally, in the case where the cloth contains a conjugate fiber, the latent crimp of the conjugate fiber becomes apparent (coiled) due to the thermal history of the dyeing processing or the like.
• the water-repellent roll-off angle of the cloth surface is 15° or less, preferably 12° or less, and particularly preferably 5 to 11°.
• the degree of water repellency measured in accordance with JIS L1092-2009 7.2, Test for Resistance to Surface Wetting (Spray Method) is Level 4 or higher.
• the degree of water repellency measured in accordance with JIS L1092-2009 7.2, Test for Resistance to Surface Wetting (Spray Method) is Level 3 or higher.
• the water-repellent cloth of the invention includes the composite yarn, the composite yarn contains the stretch fiber, and thus the cloth also has stretchiness (stretchability).
• the stretchability in the warp direction or the weft direction (preferably the warp direction and the weft direction) measured in accordance with JIS L1096-2010 8.16, B Method is 10% or more (preferably 10 to 30%).
• the recovery of stretchability in the warp direction or the weft direction (preferably the warp direction and the weft direction) measured in accordance with JIS L1096-2010 8.16, B-1 Method is 85% or more.
• the tear strength in the warp direction or the weft direction (preferably the warp direction and the weft direction) measured in accordance with JIS L1096-2010 8.17, D Method is 7 N or more (more preferably 20 to 100 N).
• the weight per unit of the cloth is 200 g/m 2 or less (more preferably 100 to 180 g/m 2 ).
• the textile product of the invention includes the water-repellent cloth described above. Because the textile product includes the cloth described above, its water repellency and stretchability are excellent.
• such textile products include umbrella fabrics and garments.
• garments include down garments, badminton shirts, running shirts, soccer pants, tennis pants, basketball pants, table tennis pants, badminton pants, running pants, golf pants, undershirts for various sports, innerwear for various sports, sweaters, T-shirts, jerseys, sweatshirts, windbreakers, jackets, dustproof garments, medical gowns, and the like.
• DWp is the warp total fineness (dtex)
• MWp is the warp weaving density (yarns/2.54 cm)
• DWf is the weft total fineness (dtex)
• MWf is the weft weaving density (yarns/2.54 cm).
• the degree of water repellency (level) was measured in accordance with JIS L1092-2009 7.2, Test for Resistance to Surface Wetting (Spray Method).
• the weight per unit (g/m 2 ) of a woven fabric was measured in accordance with JIS L1096-2010 8.3.
• the non-crimped yarn and the conjugate fiber were combined and subjected to an airentangling treatment, thereby giving a composite yarn (total fineness: 126 dtex/180 fil).
• a woven fabric having a plain structure (woven fabric composed only of the composite yarn) was woven using an ordinary water jet loom weaving machine.
• the weight per unit was 153 g/m 2
• the warp density was 123 yarns/2.54 cm
• the weft density was 104/2.54 cm
• the cover factor was 2,417
• the tear strength was 46 N (warp) and 25 N (weft)
• the warp stretchability was 11%
• the recovery of warp stretchability was 90%
• the weft stretchability was 35%
• the recovery of weft stretchability was 87%
• the roll-off angle was 9°.
• the surface of the water-repellent woven fabric had formed thereon fine fiber loops composed of the ultrafine fiber (lotus leaf-like fine irregularities), and the degree of water repellency of the water-repellent woven fabric was Level 4, while after 10 washes as specified in JIS L0217-1995 (using the JAFET standard combination detergent), the degree of water repellency was Level 3.
• the water-repellent woven fabric had attached thereto the water repellent described above, the water-repellent woven fabric was an environmentally friendly woven fabric.
• a windbreaker sportswear
• Polyethylene terephthalate was spun at a spinning temperature of 300°C, taken up at 4,000 m/min, and, without being wound up once, successively drawn to 1.3 times its original length, thereby giving a polyester multifilament of 70 dtex/144 fil (ultrafine fiber formed of a non-crimped fiber) in which the filament transverse cross-sectional shape was a round cross-section.
• Example 24 In addition, in the method described in JP-A-2009-46800 , Example 24, only the total fineness and the number of filaments were changed, and a conjugate fiber (stretch fiber) having a total fineness of 56 dtex/36 fil made of a polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) component and a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) component joined in a side-by-side manner was obtained.
• PTT polytrimethylene terephthalate
• PET polyethylene terephthalate
• the non-crimped yarn and the conjugate fiber were combined and subjected to an airentangling treatment to give a composite yarn (total fineness: 126 dtex/180 fil).
• the yarn was twisted at Z 400 t/m, and then, using the composite yarn as warp and weft, a woven fabric having a plain structure (woven fabric composed only of the composite yarn) was woven using an ordinary water jet loom weaving machine.
• the woven fabric was subjected to an open-width scouring treatment at 95°C using a scouring apparatus.
• dyeing processing with a disperse dye was performed at a temperature of 130°C using a jet dyeing machine, and then the following water repellent processing was performed.
• the following processing agent was used, and the liquid was squeezed out at a pick-up rate of 80%, followed by drying at 130°C for 3 minutes and then a heat treatment at 170°C for 45 seconds.
• the weight per unit was 155 g/m 2
• the warp density was 125 yarns/2.54 cm
• the weft density was 106/2.54 cm
• the cover factor was 2,459
• the tear strength was 44 N (warp) and 24 N (weft)
• the warp stretchability was 11%
• the recovery of warp stretchability was 91%
• the weft stretchability was 36%
• the recovery of weft stretchability was 88%
• the roll-off angle was 8°.
• the surface of the water-repellent woven fabric had formed thereon fine fiber loops composed of the ultrafine fiber (lotus leaf-like fine irregularities), and the degree of water repellency of the water-repellent woven fabric was Level 4, while after 10 washes as specified in JIS L0217-1995 (using the JAFET standard combination detergent), the degree of water repellency was Level 3.
• the water-repellent woven fabric had attached thereto the water repellent described above, the water-repellent woven fabric was an environmentally friendly woven fabric.
• a windbreaker sportswear
• Polyethylene terephthalate was spun at a spinning temperature of 300°C, taken up at 4,000 m/min, and, without being wound up once, successively drawn to 1.3 times its original length, thereby giving a polyester multifilament of 70 dtex/72fil (ultrafine fiber formed of a non-crimped fiber) in which the filament transverse cross-sectional shape was a round cross-section.
• Example 24 In addition, in the method described in JP-A-2009-46800 , Example 24, only the total fineness and the number of filaments were changed, and a conjugate fiber (stretch fiber) having a total fineness of 33 dtex/24 fil made of a polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) component and a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) component joined in a side-by-side manner was obtained.
• PTT polytrimethylene terephthalate
• PET polyethylene terephthalate
• the yarn was twisted at Z 800 t/m, and then, using the composite yarn as warp and weft, a woven fabric having a twill structure (woven fabric composed only of the composite yarn) was woven using an ordinary water jet loom weaving machine.
• the woven fabric was subjected to an open-width scouring treatment at 95°C using a scouring apparatus.
• dyeing processing with a disperse dye was performed at a temperature of 130°C using a jet dyeing machine, and then the following water repellent processing was performed.
• the following processing agent was used, and the liquid was squeezed out at a pick-up rate of 80%, followed by drying at 130°C for 3 minutes and then a heat treatment at 170°C for 45 seconds.
• the weight per unit was 156 g/m 2
• the warp density was 163 yarns/2.54 cm
• the weft density was 130/2.54 cm
• the cover factor was 2,459
• the tear strength was 42 N (warp) and 37 N (weft)
• the warp stretchability was 12%
• the recovery of warp stretchability was 96%
• the weft stretchability was 21%
• the recovery of weft stretchability 90%
• the roll-off angle was 9°.
• the surface of the water-repellent woven fabric had formed thereon fine fiber loops composed of the ultrafine fiber (lotus leaf-like fine irregularities), and the degree of water repellency of the water-repellent woven fabric was Level 4, while after 10 washes as specified in JIS L0217-1995 (using the JAFET standard combination detergent), the degree of water repellency was Level 3.
• the water-repellent woven fabric had attached thereto the water repellent described above, the water-repellent woven fabric was an environmentally friendly woven fabric.
• a windbreaker sportswear
• Example 2 The same procedure as in Example 1 was performed, except that the ultrafine fiber in Example 1 was changed in the number of filaments to a polyester multifilament of 70 dtex/36 fil (non-crimped fiber, single fiber fineness: 1.9 dtex), and the resulting composite yarn (total fineness: 126 dtex/72 fil) was used as warp and weft.
• the weight per unit was 155 g/m 2
• the warp density was 125 yarns/2.54 cm
• the weft density was 105/2.54 cm
• the cover factor was 2,449
• the tear strength was 42 N (warp) and 27 N (weft)
• the warp stretchability was 12%
• the recovery of warp stretchability was 92%
• the weft stretchability was 33%
• the recovery of weft stretchability was 88%, which were excellent, but the roll-off angle was 18°.
• fine irregularities were not formed, and the degree of water repellency after 10 washes as specified in JIS L0217-1995 (using the JAFET standard combination detergent) was Level 2.
• Example 2 The same procedure as in Example 1 was performed, except that the conjugate fiber (stretch fiber) in Example 1 was replaced with a polyester multifilament of 56 dtex/36 fil (non-crimped fiber) to give a composite yarn (total fineness: 126 dtex/180 fil), and then the composite yarn was used as warp and weft.
• the weight per unit was 144 g/m 2
• the warp density was 116 yarns/2.54 cm
• the weft density was 98/2.54 cm
• the cover factor was 2,279
• the tear strength was 35 N (warp) and 22 N (weft), which were excellent, but the stretchability was less than 10%.
• the roll-off angle was 12°.
• Example 2 The same procedure as in Example 1 was performed, except that the water repellent processing in Example 1 was not performed.
• the weight per unit was 154 g/m 2
• the warp density was 124 yarns/2.54 cm
• the weft density was 102/2.54 cm
• the cover factor was 2,406
• the tear strength was 30 N (warp) and 20 N (weft)
• the warp stretchability was 12%
• the recovery of warp stretchability was 90%
• the weft stretchability was 36%
• the recovery of weft stretchability was 90%
• fine fiber loops composed of the ultrafine fiber (lotus leaf-like fine irregularities) were formed on the surface of the woven fabric.
• the degree of water repellency of the water-repellent woven fabric was Level 0, and, after 10 washes as specified in JIS L0217-1995 (using the JAFET standard combination detergent), the degree of water repellency was Level 0; that is, its water repellency was inferior.
• the invention provides a water-repellent cloth that is excellent in water repellency as well as stretchability and also a textile product using the water-repellent cloth, and the industrial value thereof is extremely high.

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