Tweed-like towel fabric and method for weaving tweed-like towel fabric

Abstract

This invention provides a tweed-like towel fabric and a weaving method for a tweed-like towel fabric that possesses the water absorption, soft feel, quick-drying properties, and durability required for towel fabrics, as well as the diverse gradations, twill-like texture, and rough, substantial feel characteristic of tweed fabrics. [Solution] The pile-non-forming section 1 is based on a weft satin weave structure in which pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, 94 are intertwined with colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49. By changing the arrangement positions of the ground warp threads 31, 32, the weft satin weave structure exposed section 6, the ground warp thread exposed section 7, and the irregular satin weave structure section 8 are irregularly arranged in the weft direction. The pile-non-forming section 1 and the pile-forming section 2 are arranged alternately in the warp direction, giving the overall appearance of tweed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to tweed-style towel fabrics and a method for weaving tweed-style towel fabrics.

Background Art

[0002] Originally, tweed refers to a twill fabric that originated in the Scottish region of the UK and uses thick, coarse woolen yarns without aligning the length of the wool. Tweed is woven using multiple colored woolen yarns to present a beautiful color pattern with gradation and has a thick and rough texture. In addition, it is excellent in fashionability and heat retention, has a unique roughness with an irregular surface compared to general fabrics, and has the characteristic of creating a simple and heavy texture. Tweed was formerly used as a fabric for hunting jackets and the like, and even now it is used for outerwear that does not directly contact the skin, such as jackets and skirts. Tweed fabrics are not suitable for underwear that directly contacts the skin.

[0003] A towel fabric refers to a fabric that uses ground warp yarns, ground weft yarns, and pile yarns made of cotton yarns and forms piles (loops) on the surface or / and the back surface. To weave a towel fabric with a tweed-style pattern and texture, it is not sufficient to simply make the overall pattern tweed-style. It is necessary to have the soft and flexible texture that is essential for towel fabrics, as well as water absorption, quick drying, light weight, and wash resistance.

[0004] When weaving into a twill weave similar to tweed using ground warp yarns, ground weft yarns, and pile yarns, a flat and hard fabric without piles is obtained, which is suitable for the use of the hem part of the towel fabric, but lacks the soft texture, water absorption, light weight, and quick drying required for the main body of the towel fabric. Also, the rough feeling, irregular color expression, and stylish gradation like tweed cannot be expressed.

[0005] To create a tweed-like pattern and texture in towel fabric, one could consider reducing the pile density or using thicker pile warp threads. Lowering the pile density results in a low-density pile formation in the plain weave towel fabric, where the ground warp and ground weft threads are interwoven, making it impossible to create a rough, heavy texture. Using thicker cotton yarn for the pile warp results in a fabric with a high pile density and uniform pile height, making it heavy, lacking quick-drying properties, and compromising the fluffy feel of towel fabric. While suitable for applications such as bath mats, it is unsuitable for hand towels or body towels where a soft feel is required. Furthermore, it lacks the rough, irregular surface pattern, nep-like color appearance, interesting variations in color, diverse gradations, rough softness, and heat retention necessary for tweed.

[0006] As a way to create an uneven surface height for towel fabrics, a method has been proposed in which a double-sided pile fabric and a pleated fabric with alternating pleats on the front and back surfaces are incorporated into a single towel fabric (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The towel fabric disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a double-sided pile fabric with a uniform pattern and a plain-weave pleated fabric. The pleated fabric has pleats that alternately stand out on the front and back surfaces to create a bulging effect, and the difference in weave structures makes the pleated fabric stand out, thus expressing a pattern. The entire pleated fabric is loose and bulging, and it is not possible to express a rough, heavy feel like tweed, or to express irregular color expression or diverse gradations.

[0007] A towel fabric has been proposed in which a strip of non-pile fabric extends in the warp direction within a double-sided pile woven fabric (see, for example, Patent Document 2). The fabric disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a predetermined width of strip of non-pile fabric in which portions where the ground warp threads are raised for a long time and portions where multiple weft threads and pile warp threads are woven alternately appear in the warp direction.

[0008] The structure of the strip-shaped pile-free portion of Patent Document 2 (expressed as pintuck fabric in the specification) will be described in detail. The weft consists of a multilayer section with many weft threads arranged vertically and a single-layer section with one weft thread, which are arranged alternately at predetermined intervals in the warp direction. The pile warp threads are woven with many weft threads vertically to form a multilayer modified plain weave structure, and then intertwine with the weft threads of the single-layer section with one weft thread, and with the single-layer structure as the boundary, they are woven with many more weft threads vertically to form a multilayer modified plain weave structure. On the other hand, the ground warp threads are drawn out to the back side through the single-layer structure and are stretched out in a long, floating manner in the warp direction on the back side of the multilayer modified plain weave structure, and are arranged so as to conceal the entire back side of the multilayer modified plain weave structure with many ground warp threads arranged in parallel front and back, while the multilayer modified plain weave structure is exposed on the front side. Next, the ground warp threads are drawn out from the single layer of weave towards the surface and are stretched out in the warp direction on the surface side of the multi-layered modified plain weave structure. These numerous ground warp threads, arranged in parallel in the weft direction, cover the surface of the modified plain weave structure, and the multi-layered modified plain weave structure is exposed on the reverse side. In this way, the group of warp threads and the multi-layered modified plain weave structure have a front-and-back relationship, and the front and back sides are reversed with the single layer of weave structure as the boundary.

[0009] The pile-free portion disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a structure that protrudes for a long distance on the surface or back of the two-layer woven structure, making it prone to snagging, resulting in low strength and poor washability. Furthermore, the structure of the strip-shaped pile-free portion extending in the warp direction consists only of a repetition of alternating patterns of two types of weaves: a section where the ground warp threads are stretched, and a modified plain weave structure of weft and pile warp threads, resulting in no variation in the pattern. In the region where only the warp threads protrude for a long distance, only the color of the protruding warp threads is visible, and the other threads are hidden by the group of warp threads and cannot be seen, so the fabric itself lacks a sense of variety and coarseness. In addition, in the multi-layer modified plain weave structure manifestation region, the weft and pile warp threads are woven in a plain weave manner, so the twill weave-like color appearance characteristic of tweed cannot be expressed.

[0010] Referring to "0022" of the "Detailed Description of the Invention" in Patent Document 2, since the number of warp threads is large at 10, the strip-shaped non-pile portion is wide, the boundary between the double-sided pile area and the strip-shaped non-pile portion is clearly visible, and the double-sided pile area and the strip-shaped non-pile portion each form a pattern independently. Since the double-sided pile area and the strip-shaped non-pile portion do not combine to form a single pattern, the overall appearance cannot be that of tweed.

[0011] Paragraph "0043" of Patent Document 2 states, "It is not necessary for each pintuck body 11 to have a two-layer structure; by making it three or more layers and increasing the degree of protrusion, a distinctive texture and appearance can be achieved, and by increasing the number of layers, it is also possible to express patterns with more complex colors." This means that in order to provide a texture with a distinctive protruding feel, it is preferable to increase the number of layers and the degree of protrusion in the multilayer portion. From this description, it can be seen that the structure of the strip-shaped non-pile portion disclosed in Patent Document 2 has the main effect of expressing a protruding texture. The multilayer portion of the strip-shaped non-pile portion is made to protrude by the thickness of the many overlapping weft threads, expressing a hard texture, becoming partially lumpy, lacking flexibility and quick-drying properties, and lacking the soft texture required for face towels and bath towels. In the multilayer portion, slippage between the layered threads is likely to occur, and the robustness against external forces such as friction is low, so in order to prevent slippage between layers, the warp threads are intertwined in the single-layer portion with a single weft thread. The structure of the pile-free portion disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a configuration in which numerous protrusions, partitioned by single-layer portions, are arranged along the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the present invention and Patent Document 2 differ in structure and effect. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0012] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 10-195735 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 7030931 [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0013] The problem that the invention aims to solve is the diagonal extension characteristic of tweed in towel fabrics. The problem is that attempting to create a twill weave or a sense of weightiness results in a lack of flexibility and lightness, thus compromising the essential properties of towel fabric.

[0014] The present invention aims to provide a tweed-like towel fabric that satisfies the requirements of a twill weave, a rough and substantial feel, slubby color expression, water absorption, flexibility, quick drying, durability, and lightness. [Means for solving the problem]

[0015] The invention according to claim 1 is a towel fabric in which a ground warp thread tensed in the warp direction, a ground weft thread, a color weft thread, and a pile warp thread are arranged alternately along the warp direction, The aforementioned pile warp threads are made using untwisted yarn and multiple types of yarn with different twist counts. In the aforementioned pile-forming section, piles are formed by each pile warp thread within a towel fabric structure where ground warp threads and ground weft threads are interwoven. The aforementioned non-pile-forming portion is a weft satin weave structure surface portion in which the colored weft threads float long on the surface side and are arranged with the pile warp threads, and the ground warp threads are arranged on the back side of the weft satin weave structure portion, In a weft satin weave structure where the colored weft threads float long on the surface side and are woven with the pile warp threads, the ground warp threads are arranged taut in the warp direction in a ground warp exposed area, The irregular satin weave structure is formed by the colored weft threads floating long on the surface side, with the pile warp threads and ground warp threads each being interwoven with the colored weft threads, and these sections are irregularly arranged in the weft direction. The pile-forming portion and the non-pile-forming portion work together to create an overall tweed-like pattern and texture. The invention according to claim 2 is a process of weaving a towel fabric by arranging ground weft threads perpendicular to ground warp threads that are tensioned in the warp direction, and interlacing the ground warp threads and ground weft threads, The process involves weaving the pile warp threads between the ground warp threads of the towel fabric and intertwining them with the ground weft threads to form the pile, and weaving the pile-forming section in this way. The process involves arranging only colored weft threads in the weft direction, and weaving the pile warp threads together with the colored weft threads to create a weft satin weave structure in which the colored weft threads float in the weft direction. A step of weaving a weft satin weave surface by arranging warp threads extending in the warp direction, continuously with the pile-forming portion, under tension in the warp direction on the back side of the weft satin weave structure obtained in the process of weaving the weft satin weave structure, A step of weaving a ground warp surface by arranging ground warp threads, which extend in the warp direction continuously with the pile-forming portion, under tension in the warp direction on the surface side of the weft satin weave structure obtained in the step of weaving the weft satin weave structure, The process involves weaving warp threads extending continuously in the warp direction from the pile-forming portion with the colored weft threads of the weft satin weave structure obtained in the process of weaving the weft satin weave structure, at positions not adjacent to the weave points of the weft satin weave structure, and weaving an irregular satin weave structure with the pile warp threads and the warp threads. The weft satin weave exposed portion, the ground warp exposed portion, and the irregular satin weave exposed portion are irregularly arranged in different regions in the weft direction to form a pile-non-forming portion. The present invention is characterized by weaving a tweed-like towel fabric that exhibits a tweed-like pattern and texture as a whole, by alternately repeating the weaving process of the pile-forming portion and the weaving process of the non-pile-forming portion, thereby alternately arranging the pile-forming portion and the non-pile-forming portion in the warp direction. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] This invention is based on a weft satin weave structure in which the pile warp threads are woven with colored weft threads in the pile-non-pile area. Three types of weave structures are arranged in the desired areas: a weft satin weave surface area with the ground warp threads placed on the reverse side, a ground warp thread surface area with the ground warp threads stretched on the front side, and an irregular satin weave structure where the pile warp threads and ground warp threads are woven with colored weft threads without adjacent weaving points. The pattern can be expressed irregularly in the weft direction, and the diagonal twill-like pattern characteristic of tweed can be expressed in the weft satin weave structure, while the pile warp threads can be used as fastening threads to produce a variety of colors and nep-like color patterns.

[0017] The weft Zhuzi weave pattern display section, the ground warp thread display section, and the irregular Zhuzi weave pattern section are based on the same weft Zhuzi weave pattern, and by changing the position where the ground warp threads are intertwined with respect to the same weft Zhuzi weave pattern, they can have the effect of expressing different patterns.

[0018] Since the present invention includes untwisted yarns in the pile warp threads, in the non-pile formation section, as the fastening untwisted yarns, it is possible to express a bulging nep feeling different from other fastening pile warp threads, and there is an effect that the pattern can have variations. Also, in the pile formation section, there is an effect that it can express a soft and fluffy touch feeling and a thick and substantial feeling with a loose bulkiness using the untwisted yarns.

[0019] Since the pile formation section and the non-pile formation section are alternately arranged in the warp direction, the non-pile formation section appears to be surrounded by the piles of the adjacent pile formation sections in the front and back, and there is an effect that it presents a colorful gradation, a twill weave feeling, and a nep feeling, which are the requirements of a tweed fabric as a whole. Since the weft yarns are alternately arranged in the warp direction at a predetermined number for the ground weft yarns and the colored weft yarns, there is an effect that it is single-layered, does not cause yarn displacement, has high firmness, and has flexibility.

Brief Explanation of Drawings

[0020] [Figure 1] It is a surface view showing the weft Zhuzi weave pattern display section. (Example 1) [Figure 2] It is a perspective explanatory view showing the configuration of the weft Zhuzi weave pattern display section. (Example 1) [Figure 3] It is a surface view showing the ground warp thread display section. (Example 1) [Figure 4] It is a perspective explanatory view showing the configuration of the ground warp thread display section. (Example 1) [Figure 5] It is a surface view of the irregular Zhuzi weave pattern section. (Example 1) [Figure 6] It is a perspective explanatory view showing the configuration of the irregular Zhuzi weave pattern section. (Example 1) [Figure 7] It is a surface photograph view of a tweed-like towel fabric. (Example 1) [Figure 8] This is a photograph of the reverse side of a tweed-like towel fabric. (Example 1) [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0021] A predetermined number of ground weft threads and a predetermined number of colored weft threads are arranged alternately in the warp direction. In the areas where ground weft threads are arranged, pile-forming sections are created by weaving pile warp threads into a towel-like structure where ground weft and ground warp threads intersect, forming double-sided pile. In the areas where colored weft threads are arranged, the colored weft threads are left long and floating, and the pile warp threads are used as fastening threads to suppress the floating of the colored weft threads. This creates a richly colored weft satin weave structure in which the colors of the pile warp threads are scattered within the monochromatic colors expressed by the colored weft threads. Using this weft satin weave structure as a base, different weave structures are created in desired areas in the weft direction, forming pile-non-pile sections. By arranging the pile-forming sections and pile-non-pile sections alternately in the warp direction, the entire fabric exhibits a tweed-like twill pattern and a variety of gradations. [Examples]

[0022] Embodiment 1 will be described based on the drawings. The tweed-like towel fabric has a tweed-like appearance overall, with areas of pile-non-formed sections 1 and pile-formed sections 2 of a predetermined warp width arranged alternately in the warp direction. Specifically, one group of colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and one group of ground weft threads 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 are arranged alternately in the warp direction, perpendicular to the warp threads 31, 31a, 32, 32a that are tensioned in the warp direction. In the areas where the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 are arranged, the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, 94 are used as fastening threads to form the pile-non-formed sections 1. In the areas where the ground weft yarns 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59 are arranged, they intersect with the ground warp yarns 31, 31a, 32, and 32a to weave a towel fabric structure with three weft piles on both sides, and the pile warp yarns 91, 92, 93, and 94 form a pile-forming section 2 in which pile is exposed on both sides. The pile warp yarns 91, 92, 93, and 94 consist of multiple types of yarn with different colors and twist counts, and include at least one untwisted yarn. Furthermore, it is preferable that the pile warp yarns 91, 92, 93, and 94 are pre-dyed to the desired color, and the untwisted yarn is dyed in the same color as one of the twisted yarns. This is because having one twisted yarn and one untwisted yarn of the same color further enhances the fluffy bulkiness of the untwisted yarn.

[0023] The pile-non-forming section 1 has the weft satin weave structure exposed section 6, the ground warp thread exposed section 7, and the irregular satin weave structure section 8 arranged irregularly in the weft direction. The weft satin weave structure exposed section 6, the ground warp thread exposed section 7, and the irregular satin weave structure section 8 will be described below.

[0024] The weft satin weave structure surface area 6 will be described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. Color weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are arranged perpendicular to the ground warp threads 31 and 32 which are tensioned in the warp direction. Ground warp thread 31 passes on the surface side of color weft thread 41 and is drawn out to the back side of color weft thread 42, holding down and securing color weft thread 41, and is further arranged on the back side of color weft threads 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49. Ground warp thread 32 is drawn out from the back side of color weft thread 41 to the surface side of color weft thread 42, holding down and securing color weft thread 42, and is further arranged on the back side of color weft threads 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49.

[0025] The pile warp threads 91 are drawn from the front side to the back side of the colored weft threads 41 and positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 42, 43, 44, and 45, intersecting with the colored weft thread 46, and then drawn out to the back side and positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 47, 48, and 49, securing the colored weft threads 41 and 46 to prevent them from floating. The pile warp threads 92 are drawn from the back side to the front side of the colored weft thread 42 and intersect with the colored weft threads 42, 43, and 44, and are positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 45, 46, and 47, and are further drawn from the front side of the colored weft thread 48 to the back side of the colored weft thread 49, securing the colored weft threads 42, 44, and 48. The pile warp thread 93 is drawn from the back side to the front side of the colored weft thread 41, passes through the front side of the colored weft threads 42 and 43, is drawn back, and is positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 44, 45, and 46, intersects with the colored weft thread 47, and is further positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 48 and 49, securing the colored weft threads 42, 43, and 47. The pile warp thread 94 is drawn from the front side to the back side of the colored weft thread 41, is positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 42, 43, and 44, intersects with the colored weft thread 45, and is further positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 46, 47, and 48, intersects with the colored weft thread 49, and is positioned on the front side of the colored weft thread 49, securing the colored weft threads 41, 45, and 49. In Example 1, a four-ply modified satin weave structure is formed using colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 and pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94. However, the weft satin weave structure of the present invention is not limited to a four-ply modified satin weave.

[0026] In the exposed part 6 of the weft satin weave structure, the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94 act as retaining threads that hold down the floating of the long, floating colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 in the weft direction. The ground warp threads 31 and 32 are positioned on the reverse side of the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49, making them difficult to see from the surface side, so that the pattern is formed only by the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 and the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94.

[0027] For example, let's consider a specific case where the pile warp threads 91 are untwisted yarn, 92 are loosely twisted yarn, 93 are regular yarn, and 94 are untwisted yarn, and the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are pre-dyed blue yarns. When the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94 are interwoven as fastening threads in the area where the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are arranged in rows in the warp direction, creating a satin-like texture of a single shade of blue, the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94 will appear as dots or neps. In particular, because the pile warp threads 91 and 94 are untwisted yarns, they exhibit a bulky nep-like texture. Furthermore, it is conceivable to use pre-dyed colored threads for the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94 in the desired areas. For example, if white and black threads are used for the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94, the white or black threads will be placed as fastening threads in the areas where the blue colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are arranged, thus creating a pattern of white or black dots with the fastening threads.

[0028] The ground warp exposed section 7 will be described with reference to Figures 3 and 4. Color weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are arranged perpendicular to the ground warp threads 31 and 32 which are tensioned in the warp direction. Ground warp thread 31 passes on the surface side of color weft thread 41, weaves with color weft thread 42, holds down and secures color weft thread 42, and is arranged on the surface side of color weft threads 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49. Ground warp thread 32 is drawn out from the back side of color weft thread 41 and is arranged on the surface side of color weft threads 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49.

[0029] The pile warp threads 91 are drawn from the surface side of the colored weft threads 41 to the back side of the colored weft threads 42, securing the colored weft threads 41, and are positioned on the back sides of the colored weft threads 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49. The pile warp threads 92 are arranged from the back side of the colored weft threads 41 through the colored weft threads 42, 43, and 44, and are positioned on the back sides of the colored weft threads 45, 46, and 47, and are arranged through the colored weft threads 48, 49, securing the surface sides of the colored weft threads 42, 44, and 48. The pile warp thread 93 is drawn out from the back side of the colored weft thread 41 and positioned on the front side of the colored weft threads 42 and 43, then drawn out to the back side and passing through the back side of the colored weft threads 44, 45 and 46, intertwining with the colored weft thread 47 and positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 48 and 49, securing the colored weft threads 42, 43 and 47. The pile warp thread 94 is drawn out from the front side to the back side of the colored weft thread 41, passing through the back side of the colored weft threads 42, 43 and 44, intertwining with the colored weft thread 45, then positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 46, 47 and 48, and then drawn out to the front side of the colored weft thread 49, securing the colored weft threads 41, 45 and 49.

[0030] The surface of the warp thread exposed area 7 is constructed by interlacing the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 with the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94, and then tensioning the warp threads 31 and 32 in the warp direction on the surface side of the weft satin weave structure. As a result, the dot pattern expressed by the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94, based on the colors of the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49, is accentuated, and a different pattern is expressed by the warp threads 31 and 32 on the surface side.

[0031] The irregular satin weave structure 8 will be described based on Figures 5 and 6. The warp threads 31, 32, 31a, and 32a are tensioned in the warp direction, and the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are arranged in a positional relationship perpendicular to them. The warp thread 31 passes on the surface side of the colored weft thread 41 and is arranged on the back side of the colored weft threads 42 and 44, weaves with the colored weft thread 44 and is arranged on the back side of the colored weft threads 45, 46, and 47, intersects with the colored weft thread 48 and passes on the back side of the colored weft thread 49, and fastens the colored weft threads 41, 44, and 48. The ground warp thread 32 passes from the back side of the colored weft thread 41 to the front side of the colored weft thread 42, is positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 43, 44, and 45, is pulled out to the front side and passes on the front side of the colored weft thread 46, is pulled out to the back side and is positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 47, 48, and 49, securing the colored weft threads 42 and 46. The ground warp thread 31a is pulled from the front side of the colored weft thread 41 to the back side of the colored weft thread 42, 43, and 44, is pulled out to the front side and passes on the front side of the colored weft thread 45, is positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 46, 47, and 48, is pulled out to the front side and passes on the front side of the colored weft thread 49, securing the colored weft threads 41, 45, and 49. The ground warp thread 32a is pulled out from the back side of the colored weft thread 41 to the front side and positioned on the front side of the colored weft threads 42 and 43, then pulled out to the back side and positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 44, 45 and 46, intersects with the colored weft thread 47, and is positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 48 and 49, securing the colored weft threads 42, 43 and 47.

[0032] The pile warp thread 91 is drawn from the front side to the back side of the colored weft thread 41 and positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 42, 43, 44, and 45, intersecting with the colored weft thread 46, and then drawn out on the back side and positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 47, 48, and 49, securing the colored weft threads 41 and 46 to prevent them from floating. The pile warp thread 92 is drawn from the back side to the front side of the colored weft thread 42, intersecting with the colored weft threads 42, 43, and 44 and positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 45, 46, and 47, and then passed through the front side of the colored weft thread 48 and drawn out on the back side of the colored weft thread 49, securing the colored weft threads 42, 44, and 48. The pile warp thread 93 is drawn out from the back side to the front side of the colored weft thread 41, passes through the front side of the colored weft threads 42 and 43, is drawn out to the back side and positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 44, 45 and 46, intersects with the colored weft thread 47, and is further positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 48 and 49, securing the colored weft threads 42, 43 and 47. The pile warp thread 94 passes through the front side of the colored weft thread 41 and is drawn out to the back side, positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 42, 43 and 44, intersects with the colored weft thread 45, and is further positioned on the back side of the colored weft threads 46, 47 and 48, intersects with the colored weft thread 49 and is positioned on the front side of the colored weft thread 49, securing the colored weft threads 41, 45 and 49.

[0033] In Example 1, the irregular satin weave structure 8 is woven in a four-layer irregular satin weave by using the ground warp threads 31, 32, 31a, and 32a as fastening threads for the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 of the weft satin weave structure surface 6. In other words, the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94 are woven in a four-layer irregular satin weave for the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49, and the ground warp threads 31, 32, 31a, and 32a are also woven in a four-layer irregular satin weave for the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49. The weave is such that the texture points of the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, 94 relative to the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and the texture points of the ground warp threads 31, 32, 31a, 32a relative to the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 are not adjacent.

[0034] In the irregular satin weave structure section 8 of Example 1, the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, 94 and the ground warp threads 31, 32, 31a, 32a act as fastening threads to suppress the floating of the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49. On the surface side of the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, the fastening portions of the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, 94 and the ground warp threads 31, 32, 31a, 32a are expressed as dots or neps, resulting in increased coloration. Compared to the weft satin weave structure surface section 6, there are more fastening portions, which improves colorfastness. Although Example 1 describes an irregular satin weave with four layers as an example, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention encompasses all irregular satin weaves with any number of skipped threads.

[0035] The pile-forming section 2 will now be described. The warp threads 31, 32, 31a, and 32a extending in the warp direction from the weft satin weave structure surface area 6, the warp thread surface area 7, and the irregular satin weave structure area 8 intersect with the warp threads 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59, weaving a towel fabric structure with three weft threads on both sides. The pile-forming section 2 is woven into this towel fabric structure with pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94, resulting in pile being exposed on both sides.

[0036] In Example 1, the warp width of the non-pile section 1 is set to approximately 3 mm, the warp width of the pile section 2 is also set to approximately 3 mm, and the pile length of the pile section 2 is set to approximately 10 mm. The non-pile section 1 is based on a weft satin weave structure, and three types of weave structures are provided by changing the entanglement of the ground warp threads 31, 32, 31a, and 32a with respect to the weft satin weave structure. This creates a tweed-like appearance by expressing dot-like or nep-like patterns with the pile warp threads in the monochromatic area made up of colored weft threads, and also gives the underlying weft satin weave structure a twill weave-like appearance. Since the pile section 2 with a long pile length is placed in front of and behind the non-pile section 1, the non-pile section 1 is partially obscured by the pile of the pile section 2, resulting in the effect of creating a rich color gradation.

[0037] This describes the weaving method for tweed-like towel fabric. A predetermined number of colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are sequentially shot out perpendicular to a large number of ground warp threads 31 and 32 that are tensioned in the warp direction. At the same time, pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94 are woven between the ground warp threads 31 and 32, and a four-layer modified satin weave structure is woven with the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94 and the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49.

[0038] At the desired position of the four-layer irregular satin weave structure, the ground warp thread 31 is pulled out to the reverse side where the colored weft thread 41 is secured and positioned on the reverse side of the colored weft threads 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49, and the ground warp thread 32 is positioned on the reverse side of the colored weft threads 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 to weave the weft satin weave structure surface portion 6.

[0039] At another desired position in the four-ply modified satin weave structure, the ground warp threads 31 are arranged on the surface side of the colored weft threads 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49. The ground warp threads 32 are arranged on the surface side of 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49, and the ground warp threads 31 and 32 are woven on the surface of the four-ply modified satin weave structure so that they form a striped pattern in the warp direction, thereby weaving the ground warp exposed portion 7.

[0040] At yet another desired position in the obtained four-ply modified satin weave structure, the ground warp threads 31, 32, 31a, and 32a are arranged at positions not adjacent to the weaving points of the four-ply modified satin weave structure, and the four-ply modified satin weave structure is woven with the colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49. The colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are woven into the four-ply modified satin weave structure with the pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94 and the ground warp threads 31, 32, 31a, and 32a.

[0041] Next, ground weft threads 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59 are sequentially injected into ground warp threads 31 and 32, weaving a towel fabric structure with three weft piles on both sides using the ground warp threads 31 and 32 and ground weft threads 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59. Pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, and 94 extending continuously from the pile-less section 1 are then inserted into the towel fabric structure to weave the pile onto the surface and back sides.

[0042] Based on a four-ply irregular satin weave structure using pile warp threads 91, 92, 93, 94 and colored weft threads 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, different weave structures can be woven by changing the placement of the ground warp threads 31, 32. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0043] 1. Non-pile formed area 2 Pile forming section 31, 32, 31a, 32a Ground warp 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Color weft 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 Ground weft 6. Weft satin weave structure surface 7. Ground warp exposed area 8. Irregular satin weave structure 91, 92, 93, 94 Pile warp threads

Claims

1. A towel fabric in which ground warp threads tensioned in the warp direction, ground weft threads, colored weft threads, and pile warp threads are arranged alternately along the warp direction, The aforementioned pile warp threads are made using untwisted yarn and multiple types of yarn with different twist counts. In the aforementioned pile-forming section, piles are formed by each pile warp thread within a towel fabric structure where ground warp threads and ground weft threads are interwoven. The aforementioned non-pile-forming portion is a weft satin weave structure surface portion in which the colored weft threads float long on the surface side and are arranged with the pile warp threads, and the ground warp threads are arranged on the back side of the weft satin weave structure portion, In a weft satin weave structure where the colored weft threads float long on the surface side and are woven with the pile warp threads, the ground warp threads are arranged taut in the warp direction in a ground warp exposed area, The irregular satin weave structure is formed by the colored weft threads floating long on the surface side, with the pile warp threads and ground warp threads each being interwoven with the colored weft threads, and these sections are irregularly arranged in the weft direction. A tweed-like towel fabric characterized in that the pile-forming portion and the non-pile-forming portion combine to exhibit a tweed-like pattern and texture as a whole.

2. The process involves arranging the weft threads perpendicular to the warp threads which are tensioned in the warp direction, and weaving the warp and weft threads by interlacing them to create a towel fabric structure. The process involves weaving the pile warp threads between the ground warp threads of the towel fabric and intertwining them with the ground weft threads to form the pile, and weaving the pile-forming section in this way. The process involves arranging only colored weft threads in the weft direction, and weaving the pile warp threads together with the colored weft threads to create a weft satin weave structure in which the colored weft threads float in the weft direction. A step of weaving a weft satin weave surface by arranging warp threads extending in the warp direction, continuously with the pile-forming portion, under tension in the warp direction on the back side of the weft satin weave structure obtained in the process of weaving the weft satin weave structure, A step of weaving a ground warp surface by arranging ground warp threads, which extend in the warp direction continuously with the pile-forming portion, under tension in the warp direction on the surface side of the weft satin weave structure obtained in the step of weaving the weft satin weave structure, The process involves weaving warp threads extending continuously in the warp direction from the pile-forming portion with the colored weft threads of the weft satin weave structure obtained in the process of weaving the weft satin weave structure, at positions not adjacent to the weave points of the weft satin weave structure, and weaving an irregular satin weave structure with the pile warp threads and the warp threads. The weft satin weave exposed portion, the ground warp exposed portion, and the irregular satin weave exposed portion are irregularly arranged in different regions in the weft direction to form a pile-non-forming portion. A method for weaving a tweed-like towel fabric, characterized in that the weaving process of the pile-forming portion and the weaving process of the non-pile-forming portion are alternately repeated to weave a tweed-like towel fabric in which pile-forming portions and non-pile-forming portions are alternately arranged in the warp direction, and the overall fabric exhibits a tweed-like pattern and texture.

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