An apparel printing system for printing on regions of tubular fabrics with repeating patterns includes a textile printer having a print head and a tubular platen that includes features on the platen surface to retain and register the tubular fabric on the platen surface during printing.

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, 0.3≤SP.sub.1−SP.sub.2≤0.8 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, 0.3≤SP.sub.1−SP.sub.2≤0.8 is satisfied.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for templated pattern-based self-directed garment assembly. In an embodiment of the invention, a self-directed garment assembly method includes loading into memory a template of patterns forming a garment and retrieving from memory, at least one data record specifying at least one assembly instruction for assembling the garment from the patterns of the template. Thereafter, the assembly instruction may be embedded in the template adjacent to at least one of the patterns. Finally, the template is printed on a large format printer with the at least one assembly instructions onto fabric selected as a basis for the garment.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for templated pattern-based self-directed garment assembly. In an embodiment of the invention, a self-directed garment assembly method includes loading into memory a template of patterns forming a garment and retrieving from memory, at least one data record specifying at least one assembly instruction for assembling the garment from the patterns of the template. Thereafter, the assembly instruction may be embedded in the template adjacent to at least one of the patterns. Finally, the template is printed on a large format printer with the at least one assembly instructions onto fabric selected as a basis for the garment.

A method for manufacturing a firearm cleaning patch includes: providing a sheet of a material; cutting a plurality of hex shaped patches from the sheet of a material; and perforating or marking at least one slit on at least one hex shaped patch. A firearm cleaning patch and a method for cleaning the barrel of a firearm are also described.

A method for manufacturing a firearm cleaning patch includes: providing a sheet of a material; cutting a plurality of hex shaped patches from the sheet of a material; and perforating or marking at least one slit on at least one hex shaped patch. A firearm cleaning patch and a method for cleaning the barrel of a firearm are also described.

A method for printing and automatically cutting a textile sheet (10) includes printing a plurality of patterns (11) on the textile sheet (10), and printing markings (23, 23′, 24, 24′) on the textile sheet (10). The markings represent useful information for automatic cutting and/or for treatment of the textile sheet and/or of the cut patterns (12). The markings are printed using an ink that is substantially invisible to the human eye and has an emission peak at a wavelength greater than 700 nm. The printed markings (23, 23′, 24, 24′) are detected and the information from the detected markings is obtained to carry out the automatic cutting and/or the treatment as a function of the obtained information.

A method for printing and automatically cutting a textile sheet (10) includes printing a plurality of patterns (11) on the textile sheet (10), and printing markings (23, 23′, 24, 24′) on the textile sheet (10). The markings represent useful information for automatic cutting and/or for treatment of the textile sheet and/or of the cut patterns (12). The markings are printed using an ink that is substantially invisible to the human eye and has an emission peak at a wavelength greater than 700 nm. The printed markings (23, 23′, 24, 24′) are detected and the information from the detected markings is obtained to carry out the automatic cutting and/or the treatment as a function of the obtained information.

An aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion includes a cationic group and a polyalkylene oxide in a side chain thereof. The polyurethane resin is obtainable by reacting a polyester polyol, a polyether diol, a polyol containing a quaternary N-atom or tertiary amino group, and a polyisocyanate. The polyester polyol is obtained by reacting an aromatic polycarboxylic acid and a polyol. The polyurethane resin is suitable as a resin in treatment liquids of substrates and images made by inkjet printing.