Fabric system
Bedding material including a first fabric section manufactured from performance fabric and having a first and second side; and, a second fabric section attached to the first side of the first fabric section. Additionally, a third fabric section can be attached to the second side of the first fabric section. The first fabric section can be attached to the second fabric section through a flatlock stitch. The first fabric section can include a first zone and a second zone wherein the first zone contains different performance properties from the second zone and the first zone can have thermal or moisture wicking properties.
1. A finished fabric at least 90 inches wide comprising:
a first circular knitted fabric portion; and
a second circular knitted fabric portion,
at least one of the circular knitted fabric portions comprising a performance fabric that has been circularly knit at 17 gauges or higher, the performance fabric having an elasticity such that the performance fabric has a tendency to sag by an amount that is greater than a threshold amount of sag determined by a finishing process, such that the sag would interfere with the finishing process if the performance fabric were circularly knit at greater than a 72.5 inch circumference;
wherein the first and second fabric portions are discrete; and
wherein the first and second fabric portions are joined along respective edges of the two portions to form the finished fabric.
2. The finished fabric of claim 1 , further comprising piping.
3. The finished fabric of claim 1 , wherein the first and second fabrics have different fabric characteristics.
4. The finished fabric of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the fabric characteristics comprises moisture management.
5. The finished fabric of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the fabric characteristics comprises UV protection.
6. The finished fabric of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the fabric characteristics comprises anti-microbial properties.
7. The finished fabric of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the fabric characteristics comprises thermo-regulation.
8. The finished fabric of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the fabric characteristics comprises wind resistance.
9. The finished fabric of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the fabric characteristics comprises water resistance.
10. The finished fabric of claim 1 , wherein the performance fabric portion comprises a man-made fiber that has higher breathability than a cotton fabric.
11. The finished fabric of claim 1 , wherein the performance fabric portion comprises a man-made fiber that has higher heat transfer than a cotton fabric.
12. The finished fabric of claim 1 , wherein the performance fabric portion comprises a man-made fiber that has higher moisture wicking characteristics than a cotton fabric.
13. The finished fabric of claim 1 , having a gauge of at least 17 gauges.
14. The finished fabric of claim 1 , comprising a bed sheet.
15. The finished fabric of claim 1 , comprising a bed covered by the bed sheet.
16. The finished fabric of claim 1 , wherein the bed sheet is sufficiently stretchable to fit a standard rectangular bed and a smaller, non-rectangular marine bed.
17. The finished fabric of claim 1 , wherein the bed sheet is sufficiently stretchable to fit either a crib or a standard adult bed.
18. The finished fabric of claim 1 , comprising a knit fabric that includes polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber.
19. The finished fabric of claim 18 , wherein the polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber is included in the knit fabric in a proportion that, if circularly knit at a high gauge, the knit fabric could be knit at no more than a 72.5 inch circumference without losing integrity of the polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber.