Claims
- 1. A process for preparing a finished article from a stitchbonded stretchable fabric, the process comprising the steps of
- preparing a stretchable stitchbonded fabric having a length direction and a direction transverse thereto, by multi-needle stitching a layer of substantially nonbonded fibers of textile decitex with elastic thread to form spaced apart, parallel rows of stitches extending along the length of the fabric and at least a first stitchbonded region and a second stitchbonded region, the first stitchbonded region having a stretchability in one of said directions that is at least 1.5 times as great as the stretchability of the second region in the one said direction and the stretchability of at least one of the regions being at least 150%,
- seaming and cutting the fabric to match dimensions and stretchability characteristics of the different longitudinal regions of the fabric with dimensional and stretchability requirements of different regions of the finished article.
- 2. A finished article made by the process of claim 1.
- 3. A finished article in accordance with claim 2 wherein the article is a panty.
- 4. A finished article in accordance with claim 2 wherein the article is a protective garment.
- 5. A finished article in accordance with claim 2 wherein the article is a fitted mattress pad having a stretchable stitchbonded skirt.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/768,129, filed Sep. 26, 1991, U.S. Pat. No. 5,187,952.
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