Patent ID: 7008887

Claim:
A woven or knit fabric comprising: an inside surface comprising cellulosic fibers; and an outside surface comprising cellulosic fibers; wherein: the inside surface has a discontinuous hydrophobicity, the outside surface has a higher absorbent capacity than the inside surface, and the fabric has channels of hydrophilic fibers for wicking liquid contacting the inside surface of the fabric to the outside surface of the fabric; the inside surface comprises a first yarn formed from a blend of cellulosic fibers treated with a hydrophobic treatment and cellulosic fibers not treated with a hydrophobic treatment; and the outside surface comprises a second yarn formed either from cellulosic fibers not treated with a hydrophobic treatment or from a blend of cellulosic fibers treated with a hydrophobic treatment and cellulosic fibers not treated with a hydrophobic treatment, the ratio of treated fibers to untreated fibers in the second yarn being lower than the ratio of treated fibers to untreated fibers in the first yarn.