Patent ID: 6776014
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: D04B,D10B,Y10T

Abstract:
In a method for making a circular knit, single jersey fabric in which bare spandex yarn from 17 to 33 dtex is plated with one or more spun or continuous filament hard yarns, or blends thereof, with yarn count from 35 to 85, and in which the spandex and hard yarn(s) are plated in every knit course to produce the circular knit, single jersey fabric with a cover factor of from 1.3 to 1.9, wherein the improvement comprises:controlling the draft on the spandex feed so that the spandex yarn is drafted no more than 2Ã— its original length when knit to form the circular knit, single jersey fabric; and finishing and drying the knit fabric while maintaining the fabric at a temperature below such temperature required to heat set the spandex.