suited for use in clothing e g coveralls 12 fig2 or pants 14 and shirt or blouse 16 fig3 worn to provide personal protection or shielding against electromagnetic radiation emi referring next to fig1 4 and 5 the improved electrically conductive fabric 10 of the invention suitable for use in clothing to be worn for personal protection or shielding against electromagnetic radiation emi consists of a fabric body 20 formed e g by reverse terry circular knitting with electrically conductive elements 22 incorporated into the fabric as the stitch yarn and extending generally between edge regions 24 26 of the fabric to provide shielding non conductive yarns 28 are incorporated as stitch yarn 40 and loop yarn 42 the loop yarns overlaying the stitch yarns at the technical face 30 and forming loops 44 fig7 at the technical back 32 of the fabric body 20 the fibers of the non conductive yarns 28 preferably of the loop yarn 42 are then napped at the technical face 30 and technical back 32 to form a layer of fleece 46 48 at each face which keeps the electrically conductive shielding elements 22 away from the wearer 39 s skin including for enhancement of wearer comfort and also protects the electrically conductive elements 22 from physical abrasion according to the invention the napping of fibers of non conductive yarns 28 at the technical face 30 and technical back 32 is also performed in a manner to avoid damage to the conductivity of the electrically conductive elements 22 in preferred embodiments the electrically conductive elements 22 of the stitch yarn 40 may be continuous filaments or may be a blend of.