A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 9.5 and 10.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.

Articles having a graphic thereon and methods for making same are provided.

Articles having a graphic thereon and methods for making same are provided.

A dyeing method comprising a) dyeing a substrate containing (i) elastomeric fiber containing at least 30 wt. % of a first polymer having a glass transition temperature T1 of less than 60 C. and (ii) non-elastomeric companion fiber containing more than 50 wt. % of a second polymer, said second polymer being polymer having no glass transition temperature or polymer having a glass transition temperature T2 that is at least 20 C. higher than T1, b) contacting the pre-dyed substrate with an extraction medium at a temperature Te and a pressure Pe, said extraction medium comprising at least 50 wt. % of supercritical or liquefied carbon dioxide; wherein Te exceeds Tg1,extraction and wherein Te is less than Tg2,extraction in case the companion 1 fiber contains more than 50 wt. % of polymers having a glass transition temperature T2; Tg1,extraction representing the glass transition temperature of the first polymer in carbon dioxide at pressure Pe; and Tg2,extraction representing the glass transition temperature of the second polymer in carbon dioxide at pressure Pe.

An aqueous ink composition for ink jet textile printing contains: lithium ions; sodium ions; and a dye in which a plurality of ligands represented by any of formula (1), formula (2), and formula (3) coordinate to a metal atom.

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The present disclosure relates to a plastisol based composition for blocking dye migration from a dyed polyester blended cotton fabric or 100% polyester fabric into a print on the fabric, the print being done with a plastisol based color dye on the dyed fabric. The plastisol based composition of the present disclosure comprises an acrylic based resin devoid of vinyl chloride moiety, a plasticizer, an organic wetting agent, a formaldehyde free discharge agent and an extender. A process for printing fabrics using the plastisol based composition of the present disclosure is also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a method of dyeing a substrate comprising (i) elastomeric fibre containing at least 30 wt. % of a first polymer having a glass transition temperature T of less than 60 C. and (ii) non-elastomeric companion fibre containing more than 50 wt. % of a second polymer, said second polymer being polymer having no glass transition temperature or polymer Shaving a glass transition temperature T.sub.2 that is at least 20 C. higher than T.sub.1, said method comprising: a) contacting the substrate with a dyeing medium to produce a pre-dyed substrate comprising 10 dyed elastomeric fibre and dyed companion fibre; b) contacting the pre-dyed substrate with an extraction medium at a temperature T.sub.e and a pressure P.sub.e, to produce a high fastness dyed substrate, said extraction medium comprising at least 50 wt. % of supercritical or liquefied carbon dioxide; wherein T.sub.e exceeds T.sub.g1,extraction and wherein T.sub.e is less than T.sub.g2,extraction in case the companion 1 fibre contains more than 50 wt. % of polymers having a glass transition temperature T.sub.2; T.sub.g1,extraction representing the glass transition temperature of the first polymer in carbon dioxide at pressure P.sub.e; and T.sub.g2, extraction representing the glass transition temperature of the second polymer in carbon dioxide at pressure P.sub.e. 20 The present method enables the production of dyed substrates containing elastomeric fibre as well as non-elastomeric companion fibre that exhibit extremely high colour fastness because the dye is almost exclusively contained in the companion fibres. The present invention also provides a dyed substrate that can be obtained by the 2 aforementioned dyeing method.

The present invention relates to a method of colouring polymer substrates at low temperatures. The method comprises subjecting the polymer substrate that is to be coloured to a colouring liquor comprising a solvent in which the colourant has a high solubility and then adding a solvent in which the colourant has a low solubility, typically water.

A tri-knit comfort fabric and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method includes steps of knitting a raw material with a three-thread yarn feeder to obtain a primary fabric, performing a greige fabric stenter finishing process on the knitted primary fabric, dying the primary fabric, then dewatering, treating through a flat-width fabric dryer and performing the stenter finishing process to the dyed fabric to obtain the tri-knit comfort fabric. The preparation method improves the wearing comfort and moisture wicking function of the three-thread fabric, and the fabric prepared by the three-thread knitting method of adding the polyester component can be iron-free after washing. In addition, its moisture wicking, quick drying, water permeability, breathability and antistatic properties are also very good. It can also be separately added with independent functions such as thermal insulating, ice-feeling, anti-UV, antibacterial, anti-mildew and anti-mite. The process is simple, convenient for mass production.

A tri-knit comfort fabric and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method includes steps of knitting a raw material with a three-thread yarn feeder to obtain a primary fabric, performing a greige fabric stenter finishing process on the knitted primary fabric, dying the primary fabric, then dewatering, treating through a flat-width fabric dryer and performing the stenter finishing process to the dyed fabric to obtain the tri-knit comfort fabric. The preparation method improves the wearing comfort and moisture wicking function of the three-thread fabric, and the fabric prepared by the three-thread knitting method of adding the polyester component can be iron-free after washing. In addition, its moisture wicking, quick drying, water permeability, breathability and antistatic properties are also very good. It can also be separately added with independent functions such as thermal insulating, ice-feeling, anti-UV, antibacterial, anti-mildew and anti-mite. The process is simple, convenient for mass production.