The invention relates to cushioned rugs comprising polyester yarn, particularly polyethylene terephthalate (PET) yarn, comprising a crystallinity-reducing modifier in the polyester yarn, such as a branched polyester modifier. The invention further relates to methods of preparing such cushioned rugs.

The present disclosure includes a textile printing system including a fabric substrate and an ink composition. The ink composition can include water, organic co-solvent, from 0.5 wt % to 15 wt % pigment with a dispersant associated with a surface thereof, and from 0.1 wt % to 30 wt % of polyurethane particles including sulfonated- or carboxylated-diamine groups and isocyanate-generated amine groups.

It is hereby disclosed a direct-to-garment printer comprising: a print zone; a loading zone; and a conveyor to receive the garment and to move the garment bi-directionally along a transport direction between the print zone and the loading zone; wherein the printer further comprises a printbar located in the print zone, the printbar extending longitudinally along a width of the print zone and having a plurality of nozzles that span the width of the print zone.

A recording method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a recording method on a fabric, including an ink adhering step of adhering droplets of an ink composition containing a pigment and resin particles to the fabric; and a treatment solution adhering step of adhering droplets of a treatment solution containing a crosslinking agent to the fabric, in which a maximum weight per droplet of the droplet of the ink composition is 30 ng or less, a maximum weight per droplet of the droplet of the treatment solution is 30 ng or less, and a droplet weight of the treatment solution is equal to or less than a droplet weight of the ink composition.

Processes and apparatus are disclosed which substantially eliminate the formation of oxidized indigo dye before and during dye application onto a natural fiber yarn or fabric while allowing the leuco-indigo dye molecule to diffuse fully into the natural fibers of the yarn where it can fix to the fibers prior to oxidation (i.e., exposure of the leuco-dyed yarns to oxygen). Indigo dyed textile products (e.g., dyed cotton yarns that may be twill woven to form a denim fabric) exhibit exceptionally high colorfastness as determined by the AATCC Crock Test.

Processes and apparatus are disclosed which substantially eliminate the formation of oxidized indigo dye before and during dye application onto a natural fiber yarn or fabric while allowing the leuco-indigo dye molecule to diffuse fully into the natural fibers of the yarn where it can fix to the fibers prior to oxidation (i.e., exposure of the leuco-dyed yarns to oxygen). Indigo dyed textile products (e.g., dyed cotton yarns that may be twill woven to form a denim fabric) exhibit exceptionally high colorfastness as determined by the AATCC Crock Test.

There are described a bielastic fabric comprising biopolyamide yarn and elastane yarn, having excellent elastic properties and high dimensional stability, and a cost-effective, efficient process for obtaining it.

There are described a bielastic fabric comprising biopolyamide yarn and elastane yarn, having excellent elastic properties and high dimensional stability, and a cost-effective, efficient process for obtaining it.

A discharge printing agent contains a sulfinic acid compound, a thickening polymer having carboxylic acid groups —COOH or carboxylate groups —COO— attached to the polymeric backbone, an odour control agent, and water. The discharge printing agent has a viscosity of 2,500-150,000 mPa.Math.s. A method can be used for preparing the discharge printing agent, and a precursor composition of the discharge printing agent can be used in the method. A discharge printing process using the discharge printing agent can produce a dyed fabric having a pattern.

A discharge printing agent contains a sulfinic acid compound, a thickening polymer having carboxylic acid groups —COOH or carboxylate groups —COO— attached to the polymeric backbone, an odour control agent, and water. The discharge printing agent has a viscosity of 2,500-150,000 mPa.Math.s. A method can be used for preparing the discharge printing agent, and a precursor composition of the discharge printing agent can be used in the method. A discharge printing process using the discharge printing agent can produce a dyed fabric having a pattern.