A tagless article of apparel formed from a knitted fabric having a selected thickness, the article of apparel having inner and outer surfaces, and a product label pad printed directly on the inner surface from a clich with an ink composition comprising an ink, a solvent, and a hardener, the clich having a depth sufficient to cause the ink composition to penetrate the inner surface of the fabric to a depth less than the thickness of the fabric.

A copolymer composition with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The copolymer composition may comprise 84-86% terephthalic acid, 13-16% ethylene glycol, 0.5-1.5% caprolactone monomer, 0.1-2% pentaerythritol and/or 0.5-2% polyethylene glycol.

Provided herein is an inkjet dye-sublimation ink composition that is formulated to interact with an immobilizing composition such that the ink composition coagulates on the surface of an absorptive substrate, thereby substantially limiting soaking of the ink composition into the substrate. Also provided are a printing process and a printing machine, wherein the ink composition is directly printed on the substrate concomitantly with the immobilizing composition, and thereafter undergo heat-pressing to afford a dye-sublimation transfer of the dye to the substrate, thereby forming an image which is characterized by sharp and well defined edges of the dyed areas.

Provided herein is an inkjet dye-sublimation ink composition that is formulated to interact with an immobilizing composition such that the ink composition coagulates on the surface of an absorptive substrate, thereby substantially limiting soaking of the ink composition into the substrate. Also provided are a printing process and a printing machine, wherein the ink composition is directly printed on the substrate concomitantly with the immobilizing composition, and thereafter undergo heat-pressing to afford a dye-sublimation transfer of the dye to the substrate, thereby forming an image which is characterized by sharp and well defined edges of the dyed areas.

A color hazing or decoloring agent including at least one compound selected from compounds represented by formula (1) and compounds represented by formula (2), and used for color hazing or decoloring of a fabric printed or dyed with a disperse dye:

R.sup.1OOCXCOOR.sup.2(1)

Y.sup.1O-(AO).sub.nY.sup.2(2) wherein, in formula (1), X is an alkylene or alkenylene group of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and in formula (2), AO is an alkyleneoxy group of 2 to 3 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 1 to 3, Y.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an R.sup.3CO group, R.sup.3 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, Y.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or an R.sup.4CO group, and R.sup.4 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

A color hazing or decoloring agent including at least one compound selected from compounds represented by formula (1) and compounds represented by formula (2), and used for color hazing or decoloring of a fabric printed or dyed with a disperse dye:

R.sup.1OOCXCOOR.sup.2(1)

Y.sup.1O-(AO).sub.nY.sup.2(2) wherein, in formula (1), X is an alkylene or alkenylene group of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and in formula (2), AO is an alkyleneoxy group of 2 to 3 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 1 to 3, Y.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an R.sup.3CO group, R.sup.3 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, Y.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or an R.sup.4CO group, and R.sup.4 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

A textile printing is more appropriately performed on fabrics made from various materials. A textile printing method of performing textile printing on a textile printing object which is a fabric includes a dye adhesion process of adhering particles of a polyester resin which is a particulate polyester resin, and a dye to the fabric, and a heating process of heating the textile printing object having the particles of the polyester resin and the dye adhered thereto, thereby developing the color of the dye while fixing the particles of the polyester resin to the textile printing object.

A textile printing is more appropriately performed on fabrics made from various materials. A textile printing method of performing textile printing on a textile printing object which is a fabric includes a dye adhesion process of adhering particles of a polyester resin which is a particulate polyester resin, and a dye to the fabric, and a heating process of heating the textile printing object having the particles of the polyester resin and the dye adhered thereto, thereby developing the color of the dye while fixing the particles of the polyester resin to the textile printing object.

Provided is an enzymatic treatment on polyester/cellulose blend textile by contacting the textile with a cutinase and preferable with cellulose as well.

Provided is an enzymatic treatment on polyester/cellulose blend textile by contacting the textile with a cutinase and preferable with cellulose as well.