SILICONIZED SYNTHETIC FILAMENT YARN
The invention provides a yarn that includes a plurality of synthetic filament plies bundled together in the form of a yarn strand, which is siliconized. Articles comprising the inventive yarn, and methods of making the inventive yarn are also provided.
1 . A yarn comprising a plurality of synthetic filament plies bundled together in the form of a yarn strand, wherein the yarn strand is a siliconized strand.
2 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of synthetic filament plies comprises filaments having a denier of less than 5.0.
3 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of synthetic filament plies comprises filaments having a denier of less than 1.0.
4 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein the synthetic filament plies comprise one or more of polyester filaments, nylon filaments, and acrylic filaments.
5 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein the synthetic filament plies are polyester filaments.
6 . The yarn according to claim 5 , wherein the polyester is polyethylene terephthalate.
7 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein all fiber present in the yarn consists of filament plies.
8 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein all fiber present in the yarn consists of the same fiber composition.
9 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein the yarn is a texturized yarn.
10 . An article comprising the yarn according to claim 1 .
11 . The article according to claim 10 , wherein the article is an article of clothing.
12 . The article according to claim 11 , wherein the article is a sock.
13 . A method of making a yarn according to claim 1 , comprising:
melt spinning a synthetic composition to form a non-siliconized synthetic filament;
bundling a plurality of non-siliconized synthetic filament plies, thereby forming a yarn strand; and
siliconizing the yarn strand.
14 . The method according to claim 13 , additionally comprising texturizing the yarn.
15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein said texturizing is performed after forming the yarn strand but before siliconizing the yarn strand.