Abstract
Three-dimensional multilayer woven (MLW) fabrics are textile structures having fibres oriented along the three directions of a unit cell. These fabrics are becoming increasingly important owing to their excellent performance characteristics such as permeability, compressibility, drapeability, ease of handling and ability to conform to complex shapes. The fabrics can be woven with a space between layers (core fabrics) or woven as thick, dense structures. The development of multilayer woven fabrics has shown that these structures need not be interlaced throughout the fabric to have all the advantages of traditional weaving. An attempt is made in this chapter to describe the various structures, manufacturing principles and advantages of multilayer woven fabrics.
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