The regulation method of easy dyeing for patterning a four-component chenille carpet pile combines raw filaments with different dyeing properties to prepare chenille yarns, and changes the combination modes and ratios of the raw filaments to prepare a four-component chenille carpet pile. The method realizes the heterochromaticity of the four-component pile through the uneven distribution of different dyes on the four-component raw filaments, and regulates the color difference of the four-component filaments after dyeing to form patterns with hazy, moderate and clear color mixing effects. The mixing of different colors dyed on the fibers in the four-component chenille carpet pile is spatial juxtaposition mixing, which forms a non-uniform and constant mixed color. According to the different mixing ratios of the color fibers and the interaction between the fiber hues, a composite color consisting of dominant and secondary hues is produced, thereby presenting a dynamic color.

A method of coating threads using a printhead having rows of nozzles extending along a length of the printhead. The method includes the steps of: feeding the thread along a length of the printhead; and ejecting ink from the rows of nozzles towards the thread. Thread-coating modules and thread-coating systems make use of the method described.

A thermal camouflage garment containing at least two zones, each zone containing a thermal camouflage fabric. The camouflage fabrics each contain a printed layer. In at least 90% of the wavelengths between 400-700 nm at least one of the first, second, and third color deltas are less than about 10 percentage points, and wherein at 1 μm and 2 μm and the average over 3-5 μm, average over 8-12 μm the first, at least one of the first, second, and third color deltas are greater than about 15 percentage points. The first zone makes up at least about 10% of the outer surface area of the thermal camouflage garment and the second zone makes up at least about 10% of the outer surface area of the thermal camouflage garment.

A dispersion device configured to disperse a coloring material to a cloth substrate, comprising a hollow housing that contains the coloring material therein, the hollow housing being configured to fracture upon application of a force to the housing and disperse the coloring material to the cloth substrate to color the cloth substrate.

An electro-optic fiber including a conductive fiber, a layer of electro-optic medium on the conductive fiber, and a conductor on the layer of electro-optic medium. A method of making the electro-optic fiber including the steps of coating a conductive fiber with an electro-optic medium and applying a conductor to the electro-optic medium. The resulting fibers can be woven to create a color-changing material, such as a fabric.

This invention relates to a printed textile substrate, such as a floorcovering article, and a process for making a printed textile substrate. The printed textile substrate contains areas of low viscosity printing ink and high viscosity printing ink. The process for making the textile substrate includes a one pass manufacturing step that results in a textile substrate having areas of low viscosity and high viscosity printing inks.

A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system comprises at least one treatment unit being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated and a thread speed sensor being driven by the motion of the at least one thread. A method is further provided.

A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming unit is provided. The system includes a treatment unit having a plurality of nozzles arranged at different positions relative the at least one thread, said at least one thread being in motion in use, each nozzle being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated, and a light detection system for illuminating the at least one thread in order to receive light which is reflected from the at least one thread when said at least one thread is illuminated.

A method for providing visual effects to a decorative thread pattern, is provided. The method includes determining an object to be produced as such decorative thread pattern, determining a thread arrangement comprising a plurality of consecutive thread portions, each thread portion having a thread portion direction, wherein the entire thread arrangement corresponds to said object to be produced, determining at least one visual effect of said object to be produced, said visual effect being associated with a set of thread portions of said thread arrangement and having a direction being different from at least one thread portion direction of the set of thread portions, and determining a colouring scheme for a specific thread such that the visual effect is obtained when production of the decorative thread pattern, using said thread according to said thread arrangement, is performed. A control unit is also provided.

Provided is a sublimation transfer ink set including a yellow ink composition containing a yellow dye; a magenta ink composition containing a magenta dye; a cyan ink composition containing a cyan dye; a first black ink composition; and a second black ink composition, in which the first black ink composition contains the yellow dye and the magenta dye, and the cyan dye, and the second black ink composition contains a C.I. disperse blue 360.