Natural plant fiber pile fabric textile

Abstract

A method of making a plant-based deep pile fabric that closely resembles animal fur or wool, that includes extracting the plant fibers from the plant material and forming a yarn or sliver made from plant fibers and simultaneously attaching it to a scrim also made from plant fibers, where the fiber is attached and extends from the scrim to form a length of plant-fiber pile fabric having natural plant fibers on one side and the scrim on the opposite side. The method includes finishing the scrim side of the fabric with an adhesive agent to attach the fibers to the scrim and form a stable base. The method also includes finishing the plant fiber pile side of the fabric by applying fur-industry specific processing steps to alter the properties of the fibers resulting in an even closer resemblance of animal fur.

1 . A pile-fabric textile comprising:
 a) a base;   b) a plurality of plant-derived processed pile fibers, wherein the plurality of plant-derived pile fibers have been processed via a retting process and then treated with heat and pressure in the presence of an impregnation material to introduce the impregnation material into at least one microscopic crevasse in each of the pile fibers, wherein the impregnation material is selected from the group consisting of flame retardants, biopolymers, strengthening agents, stabilizing agents, pigments, and or softeners, alone or in any combination herein; and,   c) wherein a first end of each of the pile fibers is secured to the base.   
     
     
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         3 . The pile-fabric textile according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pile fibers are biodegradable. 
     
     
         4 . The pile-fabric textile according to  claim 1 , wherein the plant-derived pile fibers are selected the group of plant fibers comprising cotton, hemp, stinging nettle, linen, jute, banana, ramie, coir, and or sisal, alone or in any combination herein. 
     
     
         5 . The pile-fabric textile according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of plant-derived pile fibers comprises a first guard hair group of pile fibers having a first average length and a second underlayer group of pile fibers having a second average length. 
     
     
         6 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein the first guard hair group of pile fibers and the second underlayer group of pile fibers comprise the same plant-derived fibers. 
     
     
         7 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein the first guard hair group of pile fibers and the second underlayer group of pile fibers comprise different plant fibers. 
     
     
         8 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein the first guard hair group of pile fibers and the second underlayer group of pile fibers have a same average length. 
     
     
         9 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein the first guard hair group of pile fibers and the second underlayer group of pile fibers have different average lengths. 
     
     
         10 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein the first average length of each fiber within the first guard hair group of pile fibers is approximately 10 millimeters to approximately 25 millimeters. 
     
     
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         29 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein the second average length of each fiber within the second underlayer group of pile fibers is approximately 20 millimeters to approximately 40 millimeters. 
     
     
         30 . The pile-fabric textile according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pile fibers have an average diameter between approximately 20 micrometers to approximately 120 micrometers. 
     
     
         31 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein each fiber within the first guard hair group of pile fibers and the second underlayer group of pile fibers have approximately a same diameter. 
     
     
         32 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein each fiber within the first guard hair group of pile fibers have a diameter different from pile fibers in the second underlayer group of pile fibers. 
     
     
         33 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein a diameter of the first guard hair group of pile fibers in the first guard hair group is approximately 20 micrometers to approximately 50 micrometers. 
     
     
         34 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein a diameter of the first guard hair group of pile fibers is approximately 30 micrometers to approximately 120 micrometers. 
     
     
         35 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein a ratio of the first guard hair group of pile fibers to the second underlayer group of pile fibers is approximately 1:1-9:2. 
     
     
         36 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein a ratio of the first guard hair group of pile fibers to the second underlayer group of pile fibers is approximately 9:2. 
     
     
         37 . The pile-fabric textile according to  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a scrim made out of plant fibers. 
     
     
         38 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the first guard hair group of pile fibers or the second underlayer group of pile fibers are affixed to the base with mechanical entanglement and an adhesive agent. 
     
     
         39 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the first guard hair group of pile fibers or the second group of pile fibers are affixed to the base by at least one of stitching or knitting. 
     
     
         40 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the first guard hair group of pile fibers or the second underlayer group of pile fibers are affixed to the base at a density of approximately 100 fibers per square millimeter to approximately 5500 fibers per square millimeter of base. 
     
     
         41 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the first guard hair group of pile fibers or the second underlayer group of pile fibers have been treated with an agent selected from the group consisting of a coloring agent, a flame-retardant, a softening agent, a surface lubrication agent, a stiffening agent, a humectant agent, a moisturizing agent, a degreasing agent, or a cleaning agent, alone or in any combination herein. 
     
     
         42 . The pile-fabric textile as in  claim 41 , wherein the first guard hair group of pile fibers or the second underlayer group of pile fibers is surface treated with the agent. 
     
     
         43 . The pile-fabric textile according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pile fibers are devoid of synthetic or man-made fiber material. 
     
     
         44 . The pile-fabric textile according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality fibers comprises a fiber volume per square centimeter of base ranging from about 1.5 cubic centimeters per 1 square centimeter of base to about 7 cubic centimeters per 1 square centimeter of base.