Patent ID: 6082147
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A raised surface fabric knit on a standard terry knitting machine comprising a reverse plaited fabric construction having loop yarns plaited around stitch yarns, said loop yarns defined by alternating courses of two different yarns, one of said yarns having a low shrinkability of between about 0 and 10 percent; the other of said yarns having a high shrinkability of between about 10 and 60 percent, said other of said yarns having a shrinkability of at least 10 percent greater than said one of said yarns;wherein said fabric construction comprises a technical face and a technical back, the technical back of the fabric construction being raised such that only said one of said loop yarns is visible, wherein the color visible on the technical face of said fabric construction is a blend of both of said yarns.