Patent ID: 7407514

Claim:
A method of producing a moisture managing textile comprising the steps of: altering an absorbency of strands of fibers, said altering including: (a) improving the absorbency of the strands of fibers by exposing the strands of fibers at a liquor ratio of about 30:1 to an aqueous mixture of caustic soda 5% (owf), sodium metasilicate, nonahydrate 2.5% (owf), sodium sulfite 2.5% (owf), anionic detergent 2.0 to 3.0% (owf), said exposure being at about 80° C. to about 90° C. for a period of about 1 to about 2 hours; and (b) washing the strands of fibers with fresh water; modifying the hydrophobicity of the strands of fibers; assembling strands of fibers into a textile having a first side and a second side; modifying the textile wetability; and increasing a differential between a hydrophobic property and a hydrophilic property present in the strands of fibers in the textile.