fibers were prepared on an experimental scale by wet and dry spinning from eight, nonelastomeric polyurethanes based on halogen-substituted bisphenols. the fibers had properties suited to clothing textile uses. they were examined primarily for their potential in wash and wear fabrics. the fibers had moderate water absorption, low shrinkage in hot water, modest lowering of tensile properties under wet conditions, high tensile and work recoveries, and good stability to ultraviolet light. the polyurethanes from piperazines and 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3,5-dichlorophenyl) propane bischloroformate had unusually high thermal transitions and good solubility combined with ease of orientation and crystallization in fiber form. fibers from the 2-methylpiperazine and homopiperazine urethanes were converted to fabrics. these fabrics exhibited a silklike handle, good wash wrinkle recovery, resistance to soil and bleach, stability to ironing at 200 $degree$ c, and very low flammability. (author abstract) 25 refs