Patent ID: 6410091
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: D06N,D06P,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of printing a dyed polyester fabric with a plastisol printing composition substantially without the printing composition dissolving the dye of the fabric, the method comprising:(a) providing a web of textile fabric to be printed, the fabric containing dyed polyester fibers as a proportion of the content of the fabric; (b) selecting a surface area of the fabric to be treated with a plastisol printing composition; (c) applying to at least the selected area of the fabric a blocking composition to form a printing receptor barrier over the selected area; and (d) imprinting the plastisol printing composition in a desired image or pattern onto the barrier in the selected area of the fabric; wherein the barrier substantially separates the fabric and the plastisol printing composition from one another to prevent chemical interaction between the solvent in the printing composition and the dye in the polyester fibers of the fabric and thereby to prevent undesired discoloration of the printing composition.