CLOTH MATERIAL IN A RAW FABRIC STATE, AND METHOD FOR EXPOSING CONDUCTIVE FIBER IN THAT CLOTH MATERIAL
A cloth material in a raw fabric state includes a conductive fiber, and another fiber that is nonconductive. The conductive fiber is arranged along a width direction of the cloth material in a raw fabric state. A first weave portion that is used to create a product such as a seat cover is established at a center, in the width direction, of the cloth material in a raw fabric state. A second weave portion, in which the conductive fiber is arranged in a non-interfering way so as to not go over and under, or be intertwined with, the other fiber in the second weave portion, extends from both ends of the first weave portion.