Abrasion resistant fabric

1. A woven fabric comprising a weft yarn and two warp yarns A and B, wherein

the weft yarn comprises a combination of:

individual yarns comprising ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) yarns, and

individual natural yarns, wherein

the amount of yarns comprising the UHMWPE yarns in the weft yarn is between 33 and 66 wt % of the total amount of weft yarn;

the warp yarn A comprises at least 50 wt % of a natural fiber; and wherein

the warp yarn B comprises of a combination of:

individual UHMWPE yarns, and

individual natural yarns, wherein

the amount of UHMWPE yarns is between 10 and 50 wt % of the total amount of the warp yarn B; and wherein

the fabric has an outside layer comprising the warp yarn A and an inside layer comprising the warp yarn B and the outside and inside layer being at least partially interconnected by the weft yarn.

2. The woven fabric of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the amount of the yarns comprising UHMWPE yarns in the weft yarn is between 40 and 60 wt % and is arranged in alternating fashion with individual natural yarns.

3. The woven fabric of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the UHMWPE yarns in the warp yarn B is arranged in alternating fashion with individual natural yarns.

4. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein warp yarn A additionally comprises natural fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton, hemp, wool, silk, jute, linen and/or synthetic fibers including polyamides, polyesters, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyolefins, polyvinyl alcohols and polyacrylonitriles.

5. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein the warp yarn B is a spun yarn.

6. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein the weft yarn comprises individual yarns comprising UHMWPE spun yarns.

7. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein the warp yarn B further comprises at least one third fiber selected from the group comprising cotton, hemp, wool, silk, jute, linen and synthetic fibers of polyamides, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyesters, polyolefins, polyvinyl alcohols and polyacrylonitriles.

8. The woven fabric of claim 1 wherein the UHMWPE yarns in the warp yarns B are arranged in a clustered manner, comprising clusters of between 1-20 individual UHMWPE yarns.

9. The woven fabric according to claim 1 , wherein the warp yarn B consists of a combination of individual UHMWPE yarns and individual natural yarns, the amount of UHMWPE yarns being between 10 and 50 wt % of the total amount of warp yarn B.

10. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein the warp yarn A substantially consists of cotton, the warp yarn B is a spun yarn substantially consisting of UHMWPE staple fibers and natural staple fibers and the weft yarn comprises of individual natural yarns and individual yarns comprising UHMWPE yarns.

11. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein the weft yarn comprises individual natural yarns and individual yarns comprising UHMWPE yarns, preferably UHMWPE spun yarns, and synthetic fibers, such as polyamide fibers, and/or at least one continuous elastic filament.

12. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein the individual natural yarns are selected from the group consisting of cotton, hemp, wool, silk, jute, linen.

13. The fabric of claim 11 , wherein the synthetic fibers are selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyesters, polyolefins, polyvinyl alcohols and polyacrylonitriles.

14. A product comprising the fabric according to claim 1 , wherein said product is selected from a group comprising clothing, lining, sport apparel, and gloves.

15. A textile product which comprises the fabric of claim 1 .