FABRIC FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

摘要

A fabric for a covering for architectural openings is comprised of a lamina te having at least one layer of yarns having at least two different yarn materials that are deployed in parallel closely adjacent or contiguous relationship and integrated with a coating of adhesive. One or more layers of a nonwoven fabric are bonded to o ne or both surfaces of the yarn layer so that the laminate fabric has two or more layers including a layer of parallel yarns. The yarns can be made of different materials as well as different sizes and weights to vary the characteristics of the fabric.