CPC D04B 21/16 (2013.01) [D10B 2401/061 (2013.01); D10B 2501/04 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A fabric having a warp knit construction comprising:
a repeating array of cells, each cell defined by an inlay yarn;
a plurality of stiches formed inside of each cell, the plurality of stitches formed by a hard yarn having a denier ranging from about 20 to about 130 denier; and
wherein the number of stitches per cell ranges from about 20 to about 300; and
wherein the inlay yarn comprises an elastomeric yarn having a denier ranging from about 210 to about 420; and
wherein the warp knit construction is a raschel knit; and
wherein the inlay yarn is present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % based on the total weight of the fabric, and wherein the hard yarn is present in an amount ranging from about 90 wt. % to about 99 wt. % based on the total weight of the fabric.
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