Ultra-high-quality towel and yarn used to weave it

Abstract

An ultra-high-quality towel having unique sensory characteristics and manufactured from renewable resources is woven from a yarn spun from 50% washable merino-type wool fiber and 50% rayon fiber from bamboo. The towel is lustrous, luxuriously smooth and warm, highly absorbent, resistant to pilling, and durable.

1 . A multi-ply yarn for use in toweling, comprising 45%-55% wool fiber. 
     
     
         2 . The yarn of  claim 1 , further comprising cellulosic rayon fiber. 
     
     
         3 . The yarn of  claim 2 , comprising 50% wool fiber and 50% cellulosic rayon fiber. 
     
     
         4 . The yarn of  claim 2 , wherein the cellulosic rayon fiber is rayon fiber from bamboo. 
     
     
         5 . The yarn of  claim 1 , wherein the yarn is four-ply. 
     
     
         6 . The yarn of  claim 1 , wherein the wool fiber is washable merino-type wool fiber. 
     
     
         7 . A yarn for use in toweling, comprising a four-ply yarn made up of 50% washable merino-type wool fiber and 50% rayon fiber from bamboo. 
     
     
         8 . A towel, comprising a yarn that includes wool fiber. 
     
     
         9 . A towel, comprising a yarn that includes wool fiber and cellulosic rayon fiber. 
     
     
         10 . The towel of  claim 8 , wherein the yarn is multi-ply. 
     
     
         11 . The towel of  claim 9 , wherein the cellulosic rayon fiber is rayon fiber from bamboo. 
     
     
         12 . The towel of  claim 8 , wherein the wool fiber is washable merino-type wool fiber. 
     
     
         13 . The towel of  claim 9 , wherein the yarn is 45%-55% wool fiber. 
     
     
         14 . A towel, comprising a four-ply yarn that includes 45%-55% wool fiber and rayon fiber from bamboo. 
     
     
         15 . A towel, comprising a four-ply yarn that includes 50% washable merino-type wool fiber and 50% rayon fiber from bamboo. 
     
     
         16 . The towel of  claim 14 , wherein the towel has an unbalanced weave. 
     
     
         17 . The towel of  claim 16 , wherein the towel has a weft-facing weave. 
     
     
         18 . A towel having warp threads and weft threads, comprising:
 a. a four-ply yarn that is used for the warp threads and for the weft threads, the yarn including 50% washable merino-type wool fiber and 50% rayon fiber from bamboo; and   b. the warp threads and weft threads being woven into a weft-facing weave.   
     
     
         19 . The towel of  claim 18 , wherein the weave has a density of 36-38 ends per inch and 22-28 picks per inch.