produced by employing natural yarns which are originally or inherently crinkled such as cotton or wool and which are not inherently crinkled such as bast fibers one embodiment of the subject invention is illustrated in fig2 a single layer fabric generally designated as 10 contains a top plane or surface 12 the top surface which provides the face of the dryer felt is defined by a plurality of encapsulated cross machine direction yarns 14 which are made from a synthetic monofilament or a synthetic multifilament core encapsulated in a sheath or sleeve made from a material producing a soft bulky texture such as a roving of acrylic fiber the cross machine direction yarns 14 are interwoven in a binding relationship with a plurality of machine direction yarns 15 18 in accordance with a desired weave pattern the machine direction yarns 15 18 are made from a synthetic monofilament a synthetic multifilament or spun staple fibers another embodiment of the subject invention is illustrated in fig3 a duplex weave generally designated as 20 contains a top plane or surface 22 and a bottom plane or surface 24 the top plane 22 which provides the face of the dryer felt is defined by a plurality of encapsulated cross machine.