Performance fabrics and related articles

Abstract

An embodiment of the present disclosure is a performance fabric. The performance fabric includes a plurality of warp yarns extending along a warp direction. The warp yarn includes a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn. The plurality of warp yarns are blended staple warp yarns each of which has cotton fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers. The performance fabric includes a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of warp yarns to define a woven fabric structure. The plurality of weft yarns includes at least one yarn comprising thermoplastic fibers or a blend yarn comprising regenerated cellulosic fibers.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A performance fabric, comprising:
 a plurality of warp yarns extending along a warp direction, the warp yarn including a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, wherein the plurality of warp yarns are blended staple warp yarns each of which has cotton fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers;   a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of warp yarns to define a woven fabric structure,   wherein the plurality of weft yarns including at least one yarn comprising thermoplastic fibers.   
     
     
         2 . The performance fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the fabric structure has a thread count from about 200 to about 1400. 
     
     
         3 . The performance fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weft yarns are arranged in weft yarn groups, wherein adjacent weft yarn groups each have a fill insertion path that extends over the first warp yarn and under the second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, each weft yarn group including the at least one yarn comprising thermoplastic fibers. 
     
     
         4 . The performance fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the blended staple warp yarn has between 20% to about 80% by weight of the cotton fibers. 
     
     
         5 . The performance fabric of  claim 4 , wherein the blended staple warp yarn has between 20% to about 80% by weight of the regenerated cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         6 . The performance fabric of  claim 4 , wherein the blended staple warp yarn has between 25% to about 45% by weight of the cotton fibers, and between 55% to about 75% by weight of the regenerated cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         7 . The performance woven sheeting fabric of any one of  claims 1  to  6 , wherein the blended staple warp yarn has a count from 30 Ne to about 120 Ne. 
     
     
         8 . The performance fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic fibers are continuous filaments, and the at least one yarn of the weft yarns is at least one continuous filament yarn. 
     
     
         9 . The performance fabric of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one continuous filament is a polyester filament yarn. 
     
     
         10 . The performance fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic fibers are continuous filaments, and the at least one yarn of the weft yarns is at least one continuous filament yarn and at least one spun staple yarn. 
     
     
         11 . The performance fabric of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one spun staple yarn is a spun staple yarn of cotton fibers. 
     
     
         12 . The performance fabric of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one spun staple yarn is a blended staple yarn of cotton fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         13 . The performance fabric of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one spun staple yarn is a blended staple yarn of cotton fibers and polyester staple fibers. 
     
     
         14 . The performance fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic fibers are thermoplastic staple fibers, and wherein the at least one yarn in the weft yarns is at least one blended staple yarn that includes a) the thermoplastic staple fibers and b) either cotton fibers or regenerated cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         15 . The performance fabric of  claim 14 , wherein the thermoplastic staple fibers in the weft yarns are polyester staple fibers. 
     
     
         16 . The performance fabric of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one blended staple yarn includes polyester staple fibers and cotton fibers. 
     
     
         17 . The performance fabric of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one blended staple yarn includes polyester staple fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         18 . A performance fabric, comprising:
 a plurality of warp yarns extending along a warp direction, the warp yarn including a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, wherein the plurality of warp yarns are blended staple warp yarns each of which has cotton fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers;   a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of warp yarns to define a woven fabric structure,   wherein the plurality of weft yarns including at least one yarn comprising a blend of cotton fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers.   
     
     
         19 . The performance fabric of  claim 18 , wherein the fabric structure has a thread count from about 200 to about 1400. 
     
     
         20 . The performance fabric of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of weft yarns are arranged in weft yarn groups, wherein adjacent weft yarn groups each have a fill insertion path that extends over the first warp yarn and under the second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, each weft yarn group including the at least one yarn comprising a blend of cotton fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         21 . The performance fabric of  claim 18 , wherein the blended staple warp yarn has between 20% to about 80% by weight of the cotton fibers. 
     
     
         22 . The performance fabric of  claim 21 , wherein the blended staple warp yarn has between 20% to about 80% by weight of the regenerated cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         23 . The performance fabric of  claim 21 , wherein the blended staple warp yarn has between 25% to about 45% by weight of the cotton fibers, and between 55% to about 75% by weight of the regenerated cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         24 . The performance woven sheeting fabric of any one of  claims 18  to  23 , wherein the blended staple warp yarn has a count from 30 Ne to about 120 Ne. 
     
     
         25 . A performance fabric, comprising:
 a plurality of warp yarns extending along a warp direction, the warp yarn including a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, wherein the plurality of warp yarns are blended staple warp yarns each of which has cotton fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers;   a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of warp yarns to define a woven fabric structure,   wherein the plurality of weft yarns are arranged in weft yarn groups, wherein adjacent weft yarn groups each have a fill insertion path that extends over the first warp yarn and under the second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, each weft yarn group including at least one yarn comprising a blend of cotton fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers.   
     
     
         26 . A performance fabric, comprising:
 a plurality of warp yarns extending along a warp direction, the warp yarn including a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, wherein the plurality of warp yarns are blended staple warp yarns each of which has cotton staple fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers;   a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of warp yarns to define a woven fabric structure having a thread count from about 200 to about 1400; and   wherein the plurality of weft yarns are arranged in weft yarn groups, wherein adjacent weft yarn groups each have a fill insertion path that extends over the first warp yarn and under the second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, each weft yarn group including at least continuous filament polyester yarn.   
     
     
         27 . A performance fabric, comprising:
 a plurality of warp yarns extending along a warp direction, the warp yarn including a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, wherein the plurality of warp yarns are blended staple warp yarns each of which has cotton staple fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers;   a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of warp yarns to define a woven fabric structure having a thread count from about 200 to about 1400; and   wherein the plurality of weft yarns are arranged in weft yarn groups, wherein adjacent weft yarn groups each have a fill insertion path that extends over the first warp yarn and under the second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, each weft yarn group including a) at least one spun staple yarn and b) at least one continuous filament polyester yarn.   
     
     
         28 . A performance fabric, comprising:
 a plurality of warp yarns extending along a warp direction, the warp yarn including a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, wherein the plurality of warp yarns are blended staple warp yarns each of which has cotton staple fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers;   a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of warp yarns to define a woven fabric structure having a thread count from about 200 to about 1400; and   wherein the plurality of weft yarns are arranged in weft yarn groups, wherein adjacent weft yarn groups each have a fill insertion path that extends over the first warp yarn and under the second warp yarn that is directly adjacent to the first warp yarn, each weft yarn group including at least one spun staple yarns comprising either a) a blend of thermoplastic fibers and cotton fibers, or b) a blend of thermoplastic fibers and regenerated cellulosic fibers.