Permanently creased and pleated fabrics and process for producing same

Claim 1

IN A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PERMANENTLY CREASED AND PLEATED CELLULOSIC GARMENTS WHEREIN A CELLULOSIC TEXTILE FABRIC IS IMPREGNATED WITH A POLYMERIZABLE THERMOSETTING RESIN AND AN ACID CATALYST FOR SAID POLYMERIZABLE THERMOSETTING RESIN, PARTIALLY DRIED WITHOUT REACTING THE POLYMERIZABLE THERMOSETTING RESIN, THEN CUT AND SEWN INTO A GARMENT OR GARMENT SECTION ACCORDING TO ANY DESIRED STYLE AND WHEREIN THE DESIRED CREASES, FOLDS, AND PLEATS ARE INTRODUCED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE GARMENT OR GARMENT SECTION AND SET BY CURING THE COMPLETED ARTICLE TO INSOLUBILIZE THE RESIN; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING HAVING PRESENT ON THE FABRIC AN EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF A SUBSTANTIALLY NEUTRAL DELIQUESCENT INORGANIC SALT WHICH IS A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CALCIUM HALIDES, COBALTOUS HALIDES, MANGANOUS CHLORIDE, NICKEL HALIDES, NICKEL NITRATE AND STRONTIUM HALIDES TO THEREBY AVOID A PREMATURE REACTION OF THE POLYMERIZABLE THERMOSETTING RESIN ON THE TEXTILE FABRIC PRIOR TO THE FINAL CURING STEP.