| abstract |
A shippable package of wet strands having improved payout from the package in the production of continuous strand products is provided. The package has one or more cylindrical, layered, substantially square edged package of one or more strands, where the strands have a coating on the fibers making up the strands of an aqueous composition having a film forming material. The aqueous composition has an amount of water in the range of about 70 to around 99 weight percent of the composition. The amount of moisture of the package of strands is at least about 3 weight percent of the package. In addition, the shippable package has a sealed covering of substantially water impervious material to age the package of strand or strands for at least about two weeks at ambient temperatures. The process of producing the package involves drawing the fibers, treating the fibers with the aqueous treating composition having the film forming material, gathering the fibers into one or more than one strand, winding the strands into the package of one or more strands, covering one or more packages of strand or strands with a substantially water impervious material to completely seal the package of strand and aging the covered package of strands for at least about two weeks at ambient temperatures. The aged package of strands can be used in producing continuous strand products, where the covering of water impervious material is removed sufficiently to allow the payout of the aged strands into continuous strand product. The payout of the aged sized strand or strands is improved because of the aging in the moist environment. |