NIKE, Inc.
EMBROIDERED ARTICLE

Abstract:

An article may include a base layer, which may be knitted, along with a first strand embroidered with the base layer at a first embroidered area. The first strand may include an elasticity that is less than an elasticity of the base layer, and the first strand may include a plurality of first lengths that extend in a first direction such that the first embroidered area of the article includes a first elasticity along the first direction. The first embroidered area of the article may include a second elasticity in a second direction, where the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and where the second elasticity is greater than the first elasticity.