Process for making elastic stretch woven fabric

摘要

An improved process is provided for weaving an elastic stretch fabric. The fabric is woven with weft and/or warp yarns that are combination yarns which comprise a partially oriented synthetic crystalline polymer yarn combined with an elastomeric core. The fabric is then stretched, heat set and finished under particular conditions to provide the resultant fabric with an elastic stretch of 18 to 45% and dimensions about equal to the as-woven dimensions.