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WO2007091023A1
WO2007091023A1 PCT/GB2007/000341 GB2007000341W WO2007091023A1 WO 2007091023 A1 WO2007091023 A1 WO 2007091023A1 GB 2007000341 W GB2007000341 W GB 2007000341W WO 2007091023 A1 WO2007091023 A1 WO 2007091023A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D1/00—Garments
    • A41D1/04—Vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D31/00—Materials specially adapted for outerwear
    • A41D31/02—Layered materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D31/00—Materials specially adapted for outerwear
    • A41D31/04—Materials specially adapted for outerwear characterised by special function or use
    • A41D31/12—Hygroscopic; Water retaining
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B1/14—Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B1/22—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
    • D04B1/24—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel

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  • the present invention relates to a fabric and in particular, but not exclusively, a fabric for use in high-performance sportswear.
  • Synthetic materials are known. For example, some sports wear and in particular for sports shirts are made from polyester fibres which can be coated with a wicking ' formula. Polyester fibres coated with this wicking formula draw moisture quickly from the surface of the body, even when the body is sweating heavily. The characteristics of the polyester fibres are such that the polyester dries very quickly.
  • the disadvantage of synthetic fibres such as polyester is that they can increase the body temperature of the wearer as compared to the body temperature of an athlete wearing a cotton shirt. Clearly, increasing the body temperature is undesirable particularly when the garment/shirt is being worn during sports activities . The increased body temperature can result in a decrease in the player' s performance .
  • a fabric comprising a plurality of first areas; and a plurality of second areas, wherein said first areas have a surface being substantially of a first yarn and said second areas having a surface substantially of a second yarn.
  • a fabric comprising a plurality' of first areas and a plurality of second areas, said first plurality of first areas having a surface substantially of a first yarn, said first yarn being hydrophilic and arranged to absorb at least one of water vapour and water, and said second plurality of second areas haying a surface, substantially of a second yarn, said second yarn being hydrophobic with at least one of a hydrophilic construction and application.
  • a fabric comprising a plurality of first areas and a plurality of second areas, . said first areas having a surface substantially of a first yarn, said first yarn being hydr ⁇ philic and said second areas having a surface substantially of a second yarn, said second yarn being non absorbent of water and arranged to dissipate water.
  • a garment comprising a fabric, said fabric have a first layer of a first yarn and a second ' layer of a second yarn, said first, yarn being substantially natural and said second yarn being substantially synthetic, said garment being such that when worn, said first layer is an internal layer and said second layer is an external layer.
  • FIG. 2 shows a garment embodying the present invention
  • the fabric 10 shown in Figure 1 is a knitted fabric made of polyester and cotton yarns.
  • the fabric 10 comprises a polyester face 12.
  • Affixed to the polyester face 12 are stripes 14 of cotton.
  • the cotton stripes 14 are arranged to extend from the polyester face 12 so as to be' raised with respect thereto. Accordingly, the cotton raised stripes 14 are separated by recessed polyester stripes 15.
  • the recessed polyester stripes 15 are effectively defined by the parts of the polyester face 12 which are not covered by the cotton stripes 14.
  • the shirt 50 is made of the fabric shown in Figure 1.
  • the cotton stripes 16 are arranged externally of the garment with the raised cotton stripes 14 internally of- the garment.
  • the raised cotton stripes 14 are arranged so as to extend generally vertically.
  • Embodiments of the present invention optimise three heat dissipating mechanisms.
  • the skin of a wearer is represented by reference numeral 20 and is generally in contact with raised cotton stripes 14 or at least the raised cotton stripes 14 are in the interior of the fabric .
  • the first heat dissipating mechanism as illustrated by arrows 60 make use of the fact that the polyester layer, where it is not covered by the cotton stripes, is relatively thin and has fabric pores . These are the areas 15. This will be discussed in more details hereinafter. This allows the excess heat to escape using a radiation and/or convection mechanism.
  • the second head mechanism is illustrated by arrows 62. Using this mechanism, sweat on the skin is wicked away from the skin by the cotton stripes . The wicking action of the cotton causes the cotton to move the moisture away from the skin and to dissipate the moisture across its fibres and through the polyester face 12. The polyester face 12 allows the moisture to be rapidly distributed across the surface of the fabric.
  • polyester is quick drying because the fibres themselves do not absorb the moisture. In other words, the fibres themselves are hydrophobic.
  • the polyester fibres are coated with a hydrophilic coating which assists in the attraction and subsequently dissipation of the moisture away from the cotton stripes.
  • the polyester material has a hydrophilic construction or application. The hydrophilic coating may be applied to the surface of the material as opposed to coating each fibre.
  • the third mechanism is shown generally by air movement arrows 64.
  • the moisture which is generated by the skin takes two forms, one is liquid form i.e. sweat.
  • moisture vapour is also generated between the fabric and the skin.
  • the moisture vapour is absorbed by the cotton stripes which regulate the skin surface temperature. This effect is assisted by the air gaps which are provided between the cotton stripes .
  • the movement of the moisture vapour away from the skin reduces the build-up of heat between the fabric and skin. Additionally, by conducting the vapour away from the skin rapidly, the vapour's ability to condense is reduced.
  • the stripes By having the stripes generally vertically, when the fabric is used in a garment, this is found to provide an improved heat dissipating effect.
  • the stripes can have any other suitable orientation/or positioning.
  • the number of pores and/or the size of the first layer is increased.
  • pores may be increased.
  • This part of the fabric may for example have a mesh like structure.
  • up to 50% of the material in the areas 15 may be defined by the open area of the pores .
  • the front of the garment is made with a fabric where the number of pores and/or size of the pores is relatively small. For example between 1 and 20% of the area 15 may be open and preferably between 5 and 10%.
  • the size of the pores and/or the number of pores is .such that the open area is bigger.
  • the open area may be between 5 to 50% of the area and preferably between 10 to 30%. This has several advantages . Firstly, the back is one of the areas where the body temperature is particularly increased when the wearer is undertaking physical activity. The increased number of pores and/or size of th.e pores allows the excess, heat to escape more quickly and more effectively.
  • the back area does not tend to have the same modesty issues as the front area of the wearer.
  • more than two different fabrics can- be used to make a garment, with a different fabric having different numbers and/or sizes of fabric pores.
  • the sides of the shirt may have fabric with the largest number of pores and/or size of fabric pores.
  • the back may have the next largest size of fabric pores and/or number of holes with the front having the lowest number of pores and/or pore size.
  • Embodiments of the present invention have described the raised cotton as being in the form of stripes. Whilst this is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it should be appreciated that in alternative embodiments of the present invention, any other suitable shaped areas can be used.
  • the raised areas may be in the form of spots, swirls, zig-zags, checks, etc.
  • the preferred fabric comprises cotton and polyester.
  • cotton and polyester can be replaced by other yarns .
  • cotton can be replaced by any other suitable natural fibre.
  • suitable natural fibres include: angora, camel, cashmere, hemp, linen, mohair, ramie, silk, wool and plant fibres such as apricot, banana, pineapple. Of these natural fibres, cotton is particularly advantageous. Other preferred materials comprise wool and linen.
  • Polyester can be replaced by any other suitable manufactured or synthetic fibres.
  • Manufactured fibres generally comprise cellulosic and non-cellulosic fibres. Cellulosic fibers are such that one of the components used in their production is natural cellulose. Cellulose is wood pulp generally obtained from trees. Examples of cellulosic fibres are rayon, acetate, triacetate and lyocell . Cellulosic fibres could replace cotton in alternative embodiments of the invention.
  • polyester examples include the following: acrylic, elastoester, microfibres, nylon, PLA fibre, polyolefin, rayon, spandex, and triacetate.
  • Embodiments of the present invention may advantageously be used with other synthetic fibres such as nylon, viscose (which is a form of rayon) or other rayon fibres .
  • Embodiments of the present invention have been described in the context of the use of two fibres . It should be appreciated that in alternative embodiments of the present invention, more than two fibres can be used to make the fabric or where one of more of the types of fibre comprise a plurality of different materials.
  • Embodiments of the present invention may have 50% cotton and 50% polyester. However, in order to get other characteristics of the material, the percentage of cotton may be less than this. For example, the amount of cotton may be in the range 10 to 50%, and preferably in the range of 15 to 40%. In one example of an embodiment of the present invention, the percentage of cotton is around 16%.
  • Embodiments of the present invention use polyester which. has a hydrophilic coating. This hydrophilic coating means that the • sweat is able to be dissipated- by the polyester, but at the same time is not absorbed by . the polyester. This gives the material a quick ⁇ drying characteristic.
  • Cotton is also hydrophilic but to a much greater extent.
  • the cotton fibres absorb the water. Thus accordingly, whilst they wick moisture away from the skin, they take much longer to dry.
  • the fabric can be produced using any fabric producing technique.
  • One embodiment of the present invention uses a knitting technique .
  • the polyester face is a continuous face.
  • the cotton and polyester yarns are combined to create a single fabric .
  • Embodiments of the present invention can be produced as a single or double jersey fabric.
  • Embodiments of the present invention may be plain or electronic knitted jacquard or electronic jacquard with engineered stripes.
  • The. size and spacing of the cotton stripes may have any suitable size. However, one embodiment of the present invention, uses regular spacing between the stripes where the spacing is the same size as the stripes. Of course, in alternative embodiments of the present invention, the spacing and the stripes may be of different or irregular size/spacing.
  • the size of the stripes and/or spacing may be in the region of 5 to 30 millimetres, preferably in the region of 10 to 15 millimetres .
  • the stripe is of the order of . 13 millimetres ..
  • a garment is produced where the material comprises a polyester face which is completely covered by a cotton material .
  • the garment is designed 'so that the cotton material is in contact with the wearer' s skin and the polyester face is external to the garment .
  • the cotton fibres attract perspiration vapour and wick the liquid moisture to the polyester outer face which dissipate the moisture quickly.
  • Embodiments of the present invention can be used for any suitable garment . Whilst embodiments of the present invention are particularly suitable for sports wear, embodiments of the present invention can also be used for any other suitable purpose, whether for garments , upholstery or any other application.
  • Embodiments of the present invention are particularly advantageous when used to produce garments . worn by sportsmen or women, for example athletes , footballers , rugby players , basketball players , American football players etc .
  • the garments may be shirts , tops , vests , shorts , trousers , bottoms , leggings , socks , hosiery or the like .
  • some embodiments of the present . invention may have pore sizes as described above .
  • the size of pores are by way of example only.

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Abstract

A fabric comprising a plurality of first areas; and a plurality of second areas, wherein said first areas have a surface being substantially of a- first yarn and said second areas having a surface substantially of a second yarn .

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FABRIC
The present invention relates to a fabric and in particular, but not exclusively, a fabric for use in high-performance sportswear.
Various fabrics are used for sports wear. People who live in hot climates often prefer to wear cotton garments. Cotton fibres are highly wicking. The texture of the yarn effectively creates a natural capillary action which can rapidly move moisture across each fibre. Thus, for small amounts of moisture, the cotton is able to take moisture away from the skin. However, pure cotton is not particularly desirable' for applications where the wearer is sweating heavily. For example, pure cotton material does not perform well when used for • sports shirts or other similar applications. This is because although the cotton fibres in the material are highly wicking, they tend to retain and absorb the water. Accordingly, after a wearer has been sweating heavily for a relatively short time, the cotton becomes saturated. This makes the garment unpleasant to wear increasing its weight .
Synthetic materials are known. For example, some sports wear and in particular for sports shirts are made from polyester fibres which can be coated with a wicking ' formula. Polyester fibres coated with this wicking formula draw moisture quickly from the surface of the body, even when the body is sweating heavily. The characteristics of the polyester fibres are such that the polyester dries very quickly. However, the disadvantage of synthetic fibres such as polyester is that they can increase the body temperature of the wearer as compared to the body temperature of an athlete wearing a cotton shirt. Clearly, increasing the body temperature is undesirable particularly when the garment/shirt is being worn during sports activities . The increased body temperature can result in a decrease in the player' s performance .
It is therefore an aim of embodiments of the present invention to provide a fabric which is able to address one or more of the problems described above.
STATEMENT OF INVENTION
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fabric comprising a plurality of first areas; and a plurality of second areas, wherein said first areas have a surface being substantially of a first yarn and said second areas having a surface substantially of a second yarn.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fabric comprising a plurality' of first areas and a plurality of second areas, said first plurality of first areas having a surface substantially of a first yarn, said first yarn being hydrophilic and arranged to absorb at least one of water vapour and water, and said second plurality of second areas haying a surface, substantially of a second yarn, said second yarn being hydrophobic with at least one of a hydrophilic construction and application.
According to • another aspect of the present invention, there is provided . a fabric comprising a plurality of first areas and a plurality of second areas, . said first areas having a surface substantially of a first yarn, said first yarn being hydrόphilic and said second areas having a surface substantially of a second yarn, said second yarn being non absorbent of water and arranged to dissipate water.
According to another aspect of the present invention, . there is provided a garment comprising a fabric, said fabric have a first layer of a first yarn and a second' layer of a second yarn, said first, yarn being substantially natural and said second yarn being substantially synthetic, said garment being such that when worn, said first layer is an internal layer and said second layer is an external layer.
For a better understanding of the present invention and as to how the same maybe carried into effect, reference will now be made by way of example only to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows schematically a fabric embodying the present invention; and
Figure 2 shows a garment embodying the present invention,
Reference is made to Figure 1 which shows a preferred embodiment of the invention. The fabric 10 shown in Figure 1 is a knitted fabric made of polyester and cotton yarns. In particular, the fabric 10 comprises a polyester face 12. Affixed to the polyester face 12 are stripes 14 of cotton. The cotton stripes 14 are arranged to extend from the polyester face 12 so as to be' raised with respect thereto. Accordingly, the cotton raised stripes 14 are separated by recessed polyester stripes 15. The recessed polyester stripes 15 are effectively defined by the parts of the polyester face 12 which are not covered by the cotton stripes 14.
On the side of the polyester face 12, opposite to that on which the cotton stripes 12 are provided, are corresponding stripes of cotton fibres 16 on the external surface of the polyester face 12.
The fabric shown in Figure 1 to make a garment such as a sports shirt 50 shown on in Figure 2.
In the shirt shown in Figure 2, the shirt 50 is made of the fabric shown in Figure 1. The cotton stripes 16 are arranged externally of the garment with the raised cotton stripes 14 internally of- the garment. As can be seen from Figure 2, the raised cotton stripes 14 are arranged so as to extend generally vertically.
Embodiments of the present invention optimise three heat dissipating mechanisms. The skin of a wearer is represented by reference numeral 20 and is generally in contact with raised cotton stripes 14 or at least the raised cotton stripes 14 are in the interior of the fabric .
The first heat dissipating mechanism as illustrated by arrows 60 make use of the fact that the polyester layer, where it is not covered by the cotton stripes, is relatively thin and has fabric pores . These are the areas 15. This will be discussed in more details hereinafter. This allows the excess heat to escape using a radiation and/or convection mechanism. The second head mechanism is illustrated by arrows 62. Using this mechanism, sweat on the skin is wicked away from the skin by the cotton stripes . The wicking action of the cotton causes the cotton to move the moisture away from the skin and to dissipate the moisture across its fibres and through the polyester face 12. The polyester face 12 allows the moisture to be rapidly distributed across the surface of the fabric. One of the characteristics of polyester is that it is quick drying because the fibres themselves do not absorb the moisture. In other words, the fibres themselves are hydrophobic. The polyester fibres are coated with a hydrophilic coating which assists in the attraction and subsequently dissipation of the moisture away from the cotton stripes. Alternatively or additionally the polyester material has a hydrophilic construction or application. The hydrophilic coating may be applied to the surface of the material as opposed to coating each fibre.
The third mechanism is shown generally by air movement arrows 64. The moisture which is generated by the skin takes two forms, one is liquid form i.e. sweat. However, moisture vapour is also generated between the fabric and the skin. The moisture vapour is absorbed by the cotton stripes which regulate the skin surface temperature. This effect is assisted by the air gaps which are provided between the cotton stripes . The movement of the moisture vapour away from the skin reduces the build-up of heat between the fabric and skin. Additionally, by conducting the vapour away from the skin rapidly, the vapour's ability to condense is reduced.
By having the stripes generally vertically, when the fabric is used in a garment, this is found to provide an improved heat dissipating effect. However in alternative embodiments of the invention, the stripes can have any other suitable orientation/or positioning.
To increase the movement of heat through the thin polyester stripes, in some embodiments of the present invention, the number of pores and/or the size of the
" pores may be increased. This part of the fabric may for example have a mesh like structure.
For example, up to 50% of the material in the areas 15 may be defined by the open area of the pores .
Increasing the size of the pores and/or the number of pores, improves the performance but may not be desirable from a modesty point of view.
In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the front of the garment is made with a fabric where the number of pores and/or size of the pores is relatively small. For example between 1 and 20% of the area 15 may be open and preferably between 5 and 10%. On the back of the shirt, the size of the pores and/or the number of pores is .such that the open area is bigger. For example the open area may be between 5 to 50% of the area and preferably between 10 to 30%. This has several advantages . Firstly, the back is one of the areas where the body temperature is particularly increased when the wearer is undertaking physical activity. The increased number of pores and/or size of th.e pores allows the excess, heat to escape more quickly and more effectively. Additionally, • the back area does not tend to have the same modesty issues as the front area of the wearer. In more sophisticated embodiments of the present invention, more than two different fabrics can- be used to make a garment, with a different fabric having different numbers and/or sizes of fabric pores. For example, the sides of the shirt may have fabric with the largest number of pores and/or size of fabric pores. The back may have the next largest size of fabric pores and/or number of holes with the front having the lowest number of pores and/or pore size.
Embodiments of the present invention have described the raised cotton as being in the form of stripes. Whilst this is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it should be appreciated that in alternative embodiments of the present invention, any other suitable shaped areas can be used. For example, the raised areas may be in the form of spots, swirls, zig-zags, checks, etc.
In the preferred embodiment described, the preferred fabric comprises cotton and polyester. However, it should be appreciated that in alternative embodiments of the present invention, one or both of cotton and polyester can be replaced by other yarns .
In general, cotton can be replaced by any other suitable natural fibre. For example, examples of suitable natural fibres include: angora, camel, cashmere, hemp, linen, mohair, ramie, silk, wool and plant fibres such as apricot, banana, pineapple. Of these natural fibres, cotton is particularly advantageous. Other preferred materials comprise wool and linen. Polyester can be replaced by any other suitable manufactured or synthetic fibres. Manufactured fibres generally comprise cellulosic and non-cellulosic fibres. Cellulosic fibers are such that one of the components used in their production is natural cellulose. Cellulose is wood pulp generally obtained from trees. Examples of cellulosic fibres are rayon, acetate, triacetate and lyocell . Cellulosic fibres could replace cotton in alternative embodiments of the invention.
Examples of synthetic fibres which could be used instead of polyester include the following: acrylic, elastoester, microfibres, nylon, PLA fibre, polyolefin, rayon, spandex, and triacetate. Embodiments of the present invention may advantageously be used with other synthetic fibres such as nylon, viscose (which is a form of rayon) or other rayon fibres .
Embodiments of the present invention have been described in the context of the use of two fibres . It should be appreciated that in alternative embodiments of the present invention, more than two fibres can be used to make the fabric or where one of more of the types of fibre comprise a plurality of different materials.
Embodiments of the present invention may have 50% cotton and 50% polyester. However, in order to get other characteristics of the material, the percentage of cotton may be less than this. For example, the amount of cotton may be in the range 10 to 50%, and preferably in the range of 15 to 40%. In one example of an embodiment of the present invention, the percentage of cotton is around 16%. Embodiments of the present invention use polyester which. has a hydrophilic coating. This hydrophilic coating means that the • sweat is able to be dissipated- by the polyester, but at the same time is not absorbed by . the polyester. This gives the material a quick ■ drying characteristic.
Cotton is also hydrophilic but to a much greater extent. The cotton fibres absorb the water. Thus accordingly, whilst they wick moisture away from the skin, they take much longer to dry.
The fabric can be produced using any fabric producing technique. One embodiment of the present invention uses a knitting technique . Thus, the polyester face is a continuous face. The cotton and polyester yarns are combined to create a single fabric . Embodiments of the present invention can be produced as a single or double jersey fabric. Embodiments of the present invention may be plain or electronic knitted jacquard or electronic jacquard with engineered stripes.
The. size and spacing of the cotton stripes may have any suitable size. However, one embodiment of the present invention, uses regular spacing between the stripes where the spacing is the same size as the stripes. Of course, in alternative embodiments of the present invention, the spacing and the stripes may be of different or irregular size/spacing.
In embodiments of. the present, invention, the size of the stripes and/or spacing may be in the region of 5 to 30 millimetres, preferably in the region of 10 to 15 millimetres . In one example of an embodiment of the present invention, the stripe is of the order of . 13 millimetres ..
It should, be appreciated that in a simplified embodiment of the . present invention, a garment is produced where the material comprises a polyester face which is completely covered by a cotton material . The garment is designed 'so that the cotton material is in contact with the wearer' s skin and the polyester face is external to the garment . In this embodiment , the cotton fibres attract perspiration vapour and wick the liquid moisture to the polyester outer face which dissipate the moisture quickly.
Embodiments of the present invention can be used for any suitable garment . Whilst embodiments of the present invention are particularly suitable for sports wear, embodiments of the present invention can also be used for any other suitable purpose, whether for garments , upholstery or any other application.
Embodiments of the present invention are particularly advantageous when used to produce garments . worn by sportsmen or women, for example athletes , footballers , rugby players , basketball players , American football players etc . The garments may be shirts , tops , vests , shorts , trousers , bottoms , leggings , socks , hosiery or the like .
It should be appreciated that some embodiments of the present . invention may have pore sizes as described above . However, the size of pores are by way of example only.

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1. A fabric comprising: a plurality of first areas; and a plurality of second areas, wherein said first areas have a surface being substantially of a first yarn and said second areas having a surface substantially of a second yarn.
2. A fabric as claim 1, wherein said first yarn comprises a natural yarn.
3. A fabric as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first yarn comprises one or more of the following: angora, camel, cashmere, cotton, hemp, linen, mohair, ramie, silk, wool and plant fibres such as apricot, banana, and pineapple.
4. A fabric as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said second yarn comprises a synthetic yarn.
5. A fabric as claimed in claim 4, wherein said second yarn comprises one or more of the following: acetate, acrylic, elastoester, lyocell, microfibres, nylon, PLA fibre, polyester, polyolefin, rayon, spandex, and triacetate.
6. A fabric as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the ratio of the first area to the second area is 1:1.
7. A fabric as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said first and second areas are arranged as alternative stripes .
8. A fabric as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said second areas are arranged have a plurality of pores.
9. A fabric as claimed in claim 8 , wherein an open area provided by said pores in said second area is such that the open area is between 1% and 50%
10. A fabric as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said first areas are arranged to be raised with respect to the second areas.
11. A fabric as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said first and second areas are arranged on a face layer.
12.. A fabric as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein a face layer is provided, said first areas being provided on said face layer and second areas being provided by said face layer.
13. A fabric as claimed in claim 11 or 12, wherein said face layer is substantially of said second yarn.
14. A fabric as claimed in any preceding claim, said first and second areas being provided on a first surface of said fabric and on an opposite surface of said fabric, third areas of fibres being provided.
15. A fabric as claimed in claim 14, wherein said fibres comprise said first yarn.
16. A fabric as claimed in claim 14 or 15, wherein said first areas and said third areas are arranged to oppose one another.
17. A fabric comprising a plurality of first areas and a plurality of second areas, said first plurality of first areas having a surface substantially of a first yarn, said first yarn being hydrophilic and arranged to absorb at least one of water vapour and water, and said second plurality of second areas having a surface substantially of a second yarn, said second yarn being hydrophobic with at least one of a hydrophilic construction and application.
18. A fabric comprising a plurality of first areas and a plurality of second areas, said first areas having a surface substantially of a first yarn, said first yarn being hydrophilic and said second areas having a surface substantially of a second yarn, said second yarn being non absorbent of water and arranged to dissipate water.
19. A garment comprising at least one fabric as claimed in any preceding claim.
20. A garment as claimed in claim 19, wherein said at least one fabric has said first and second areas arranged as stripes and said stripes are arranged to be generally vertically when said garment is worn.
21. A garment as claimed in claim 19 or 20, wherein said at least one fabric comprises a first fabric and a second fabric, wherein a pore size and/or number of pores in said second areas are different in said first and second fabrics.
22. A garment comprising a fabric, said fabric have a first layer of a first yarn and a second layer of a second yarn, said first yarn being substantially natural and said second yarn being substantially synthetic, said garment being such that when worn, said first layer is an internal layer and said second layer is an external layer.
23. A garment as claimed in any of claims 19 to 22, wherein said garment comprises one of: shirt, vest, trousers, shorts, long sleeved top, short sleeved top, top, and bottoms.
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