A method for pretreatment of cellulose-containing textiles characterized by applying an aqueous solution with a pH between 1 and 7 and containing at least one agent for durably changing the surface morphology of the cellulose, preferably a neutral salt.

Methods are directed to the use of a supercritical fluid for performing a dyeing of a material such that dye from a first material is used to dye a second material. A supercritical fluid is passed through a first material in a pressurized vessel. The supercritical fluid transports the dye from the first material to at least a second material causing a dye profile of the second material to change as a result of dye from the first material perfusing the second material.

The present invention relates to inkjet printable transfer media for transferring a sublimation dye and/or another functional active ingredient to a surface of an article by means of heat in a thermoformable process, to methods for preparing such inkjet printable transfer media and for providing at least a part of a surface of an article with sublimation dye and/or another functional active ingredient as well as the use of such inkjet printable transfer media in different technical fields.

A fabric printable medium comprising a fabric base substrate, with an image-side and a back-side, having a water proofing treatment including a water-repellant agent applied thereto; an adhesion promoting layer, applied to the image-side of the fabric base substrate, comprising a polymeric compound and a physical networking component; an ink-receiving coating layer over the adhesion promoting layer, comprising a first and a second crosslinked polymeric network; and a barrier layer applied to the back-side of the fabric base substrate, comprising polymeric binders and filler particles with flame retardancy properties. Also disclosed are the method for making such fabric print medium and the method for producing printed images using said material.

A spray device and a method of using the spray device are provided. The spray device facilitates the application of a liquid such as a pretreatment liquid to an area of a fabric material. The spray device can be positioned on or adjacent portions of the fabric material and/or a substrate supporting the fabric material. The spray device can be activated to spray the pretreatment liquid and move the spray device on portions of the fabric material and/or the substrate supporting the fabric material.

A garment dye pen for covering relatively isolated bleach marks thereon and a method for using the same. The garment dye pen comprises a tubular housing having a closed distal end and an open proximal end forming a fluid reservoir therein containing liquid dye. The open proximal end includes female threaded elements that align with a cap having aligning male threaded elements. The liquid dye is induced to evacuate the fluid reservoir through a nozzle on the cap. The cap further comprises a pointed tip brush applicator also configured to disperse the liquid dye when placed in contact with a bleach spot on a garment of clothing.

A garment dye pen for covering relatively isolated bleach marks thereon and a method for using the same. The garment dye pen comprises a tubular housing having a closed distal end and an open proximal end forming a fluid reservoir therein containing liquid dye. The open proximal end includes female threaded elements that align with a cap having aligning male threaded elements. The liquid dye is induced to evacuate the fluid reservoir through a nozzle on the cap. The cap further comprises a pointed tip brush applicator also configured to disperse the liquid dye when placed in contact with a bleach spot on a garment of clothing.

A pretreatment liquid for a fabric used for transfer textile printing, includes a solvent having an organic/inorganic value (I/O value) of 1.0 to 3.0, and has a surface tension of less than 38 mN/m at 25° C.

An aqueous dispersion of a capsule is composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core, the core containing an oligomeric blocked isocyanate characterized in that the blocked isocyanate is derived from a di-, tri- or tetrafunctional isocyanate terminated oligomer selected from the group of an isocyanate terminated oligo-ether, an isocyanate terminated oligo-ester, an isocyanate terminated oligo-carbonate, an isocyanate terminated butadiene oligomer, an isocyanate terminated hydrogenated butadiene, an isocyanate terminated isoprene oligomer, an isocyanate terminated silicone and combinations thereof. The dispersion is suitable for pre-treatment liquids and inkjet inks in textile printing.

An ink jet recording method performed on a fabric to which a hydrotropic agent is attached includes attaching an ink jet composition for textile printing including a metal complex salt dye, in which a hue angle ∠h° defined in CIELAB color space on printed textiles after printing is in a range of 260° or more and 310° or less, to the fabric using an ink jet method, in which there is a region in which a value of a ratio of a mass of the metal complex salt dye with respect to a total mass of dyes included in the ink jet composition for textile printing is 0.6 or more and 1.0 or less, and a value of a ratio of mass of the metal complex salt dye with respect to a mass of the hydrotropic agent in the fabric is 0.2 or more and 1.0 or less.