Patent ID: 7836918

Claim:
A process for manufacturing a weft stretch woven fabric comprising the steps of: a. providing rigid warp yarn to a weaving loom b. providing fill yarn tensions discs to a weaving loom c. providing fill elastomeric core spun fill yarn to a weaving loom d. controlling the amount of stretch on the elastomeric fill yarn at the tension discs while pulling the fill yarn through the shed during weaving, and e. spacing the warp ends such that partial contraction between the interlacings in the fill direction occurs between the reed and the cut roll during weaving, and f. exposing the partially oriented fabric to steam, and g. washing said fabric with tension free wash equipment, and h. drying said fabric with tension free equipment, and i. subjecting the fully jammed fabric to a tensionless heat and pressure operation, whereby the resulting stretch capacity of the fabric in the fill direction meets or exceeds 90%, the modulus is within the range of 1 to 4, the recovery meets or exceeds the 90%, the growth is less than 10%.