A process for preparing a natural fiber fabric for finishing the fabric with a botanical dye or printing content on the fabric with a botanical dye includes washing the natural fiber fabric in a washing solution comprising approximately equal parts washing soda and baking soda dissolved in water and rinsing the washed natural fiber fabric. The process also includes pre-treating the washed natural fiber fabric with a pre-treating solution comprising a bio enzyme in water and rinsing the pre-treated natural fiber fabric. After pre-treating, a pH of the washed and pre-treated the fabric load may be neutralized with a solution comprising vinegar in water.

This disclosure relates generally to the preparation of eco-friendly engineered fabric, and more particularly to terry fabric and variations thereof. In one embodiment, a terry fabric is comprised of a soluble fiber blend, blended with cotton fibers, where the soluble fibers are dissolved in a caustic or enzyme solution to create highly porous yarns.

The present invention generally relates to a method for changing the color of a textile material to obtain a vintage and/or worn appearance comprising the steps of contacting said fabric textile material with a nitrate salt, activating the nitrate salt by the addition of an acid catalyst until the desired color change is achieved.

A printing method includes selecting an inkjet ink including a dye, and selecting an active agent, including an electro-magnetic radiation-absorbing active material, and an aqueous or non-aqueous vehicle. The method further includes inkjet printing the dye sublimation inkjet ink and the active agent directly onto a textile fabric. The textile fabric having the ink and active agent thereon is exposed to electromagnetic radiation.

The present invention generally relates to a method for changing the color of a textile material to obtain a vintage and/or worn appearance comprising the steps of contacting the fabric textile material with a nitrate salt, activating the nitrate salt by the addition of an acid catalyst until the desired color change is achieved.

The present invention generally relates to a method for changing the color of a textile material to obtain a vintage and/or worn appearance comprising the steps of contacting the fabric textile material with a nitrate salt, activating the nitrate salt by the addition of an acid catalyst until the desired color change is achieved.