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EP 3690098 B1 20240417 - METHOD FOR MAKING A FABRIC

Title (en)

METHOD FOR MAKING A FABRIC

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES GEWEBES

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN TISSU

Publication

EP 3690098 B1 20240417 (EN)

Application

EP 19154611 A 20190130

Priority

EP 19154611 A 20190130

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3690098A1] A method is provided for making fabrics, comprising: the use of main yarns, the use of secondary yarns exhibiting a better wash-out ability than the main yarns, a step of processing the surface of the finished fabric, suitable for applying washout effects so as to display an aesthetic effect or a predetermined pattern on the surface of the finished fabric.

IPC 8 full level

D06B 11/00 (2006.01); D03D 13/00 (2006.01); D06P 1/00 (2006.01); D06P 5/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D03D 13/008 (2013.01); D03D 15/54 (2021.01); D06B 11/0096 (2013.01); D06P 7/00 (2013.01); D10B 2201/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3690098 A1 20200805; EP 3690098 B1 20240417

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19154611 A 20190130