A method for marking references on a flat article includes providing a model having at least a through-opening and exhibiting the same peripheral profile as a flat article to be marked; detecting the peripheral profile of the model and storing that profile in a memory; detecting a profile of the through-opening and the relative positioning with respect to a reference system; detecting a peripheral profile of the flat article; replicating the peripheral profile of the model so as to superpose it on the peripheral profile of the flat article; replicating also the profile of the through-opening of the detected model, taking account of the relative positioning with respect to the reference system and of the positioning of the peripheral profile of the model with respect to the peripheral profile of the flat article. Contactless marking of at least a reference on the flat article is made at the profile of the through-opening which has been replicated.

An article of apparel including a tubular knit textile region is provided, as well as an apparel printing system for printing on regions of the tubular knit textile region and related methods. The article of apparel can include a tubular knit textile region having an internal side and an opposite external side configured to be exposed during use, a plurality of yarns in an arrangement of interlocked loops forming parallel rows and channels therebetween, and a printed ink design on its external side. The printed ink design can be formed from ink applied to the parallel rows of loops and to the channels. An apparel printing system for printing on the article of apparel can include a textile printer having a print head and a tubular platen that includes features on the platen surface to retain and register the tubular knit textile on the platen surface during printing.

An article of apparel including a tubular knit textile region is provided, as well as an apparel printing system for printing on regions of the tubular knit textile region and related methods. The article of apparel can include a tubular knit textile region having an internal side and an opposite external side configured to be exposed during use, a plurality of yarns in an arrangement of interlocked loops forming parallel rows and channels therebetween, and a printed ink design on its external side. The printed ink design can be formed from ink applied to the parallel rows of loops and to the channels. An apparel printing system for printing on the article of apparel can include a textile printer having a print head and a tubular platen that includes features on the platen surface to retain and register the tubular knit textile on the platen surface during printing.

An ink jet textile printing method includes applying a pretreatment liquid that contains a coagulant to a fabric, discharging a first ink composition from a first recording head to apply the first ink composition to the fabric, and discharging a second ink composition from a second recording head to apply the second ink composition to the fabric. The first ink composition contains water, pigment, and a cohesive resin. The second ink composition contains water, pigment, and a non-cohesive resin.

An ink jet textile printing method includes applying a pretreatment liquid that contains a coagulant to a fabric, discharging a first ink composition from a first recording head to apply the first ink composition to the fabric, and discharging a second ink composition from a second recording head to apply the second ink composition to the fabric. The first ink composition contains water, pigment, and a cohesive resin. The second ink composition contains water, pigment, and a non-cohesive resin.

An image forming method includes: applying an ink containing a pigment and resin particles onto a fabric by an inkjet method; and applying a post-treatment liquid containing a lubricant onto the ink applied to the fabric in a wet-on-wet manner, wherein when a solubility parameter of a resin constituting the resin particles is represented by SP.sub.1 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2 and a solubility parameter of the lubricant is represented by SP.sub.2 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2, 0.3SP.sub.1SP.sub.20.8 is satisfied.

An image forming method includes: applying an ink containing a pigment and resin particles onto a fabric by an inkjet method; and applying a post-treatment liquid containing a lubricant onto the ink applied to the fabric in a wet-on-wet manner, wherein when a solubility parameter of a resin constituting the resin particles is represented by SP.sub.1 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2 and a solubility parameter of the lubricant is represented by SP.sub.2 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2, 0.3SP.sub.1SP.sub.20.8 is satisfied.

The present invention is directed to a visual indicator of the luminance and chromaticity status of a garment comprising: a heat applied transfer, emblem or directly printed indicator which is an enduring ink applied onto hi-vis; high visibility fabric garment. A separate fading ink is also employed in the production of the visual indicator and used only to print certain parts of the visual indicator that are required to fade due to prolonged exposure to UV rays from the sun at a similar rate to that at which hi-vis fabrics which when compliant and when new have been found to fade. This fading action of these certain parts create a message or a change to wording, phrases, images, shapes or symbols in a design which provides an objective visual indicator of non-compliance or expiry of the garment.

The present invention is directed to a visual indicator of the luminance and chromaticity status of a garment comprising: a heat applied transfer, emblem or directly printed indicator which is an enduring ink applied onto hi-vis; high visibility fabric garment. A separate fading ink is also employed in the production of the visual indicator and used only to print certain parts of the visual indicator that are required to fade due to prolonged exposure to UV rays from the sun at a similar rate to that at which hi-vis fabrics which when compliant and when new have been found to fade. This fading action of these certain parts create a message or a change to wording, phrases, images, shapes or symbols in a design which provides an objective visual indicator of non-compliance or expiry of the garment.

A pounce applicator comprises a roller assembly for coating an imprint. The roller assembly comprises a roller column and a pounce sleeve for discharging pounce. The roller column has a pounce storage chamber for storing pounce and a plurality of pounce outlets on the peripheral wall of the roller column which communicate with the pounce storage chamber. The pounce sleeve is sleeved outside the roller column, at least covering the plurality of pounce outlets of the roller column. The pounce sleeve is porous or semi-porous, and when an external force is applied on the pounce sleeve, the pounce sleeve exudes pounce out from the pounce storage chamber. The pounce of the present invention enables integrated storage. A tedious process of dipping powder slurry repeatedly by the user is avoided, and an operation mode is similar to that of the traditional brush.