Patent ID: 6924022

Claim:
A woven fabric having a top surface and a bottom surface, said fabric comprising fill and warp yarns selected from the group consisting of polyester, cotton, and blends thereof; wherein said fill yarns collectively exhibit a fill tensile strength within said fabric; wherein both said fill and warp yarns of at least one of said top and bottom surface are treated by a process selected from the group consisting of sueding, sanding, and abrading while said yarns are immobilized in order to impart nicked appearances within the surface fibers within said at least one treated surface of said fabric; wherein said at least one treated surface of said fabric exhibits a softer hand than a non-treated surface of the same woven fabric; wherein said fill tensile strength of said woven, treated fabric is measured to be an amount of at least 80% of the fill tensile strength of the same fabric measured prior to treatment.