Patent ID: 7848841
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: D06B,D06P,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A business method of producing customized dyed fabric materials in a retail environment, comprising the steps of: a) providing a selection of fabric materials manufactured with at least some yarns containing cationic cotton, said fabric materials being woven or knitted so as to provide patterns of interest by varying amounts of cationic cotton in the yarns; b) providing a customer with said selection for selecting a fabric material, and for the selected fabric material, selecting a size, pattern, and color; c) placing the selected fabric material which will produce, the selected pattern in a dyeing machine, said fabric material placed in said dyeing machine having a pattern which is a function of at least one of weave Or knit pattern, and varying content of cationic cotton in said fabric material; d) dyeing said fabric material with an anionic dye solution which produces the pattern and color selected in said selecting step; e) allowing a customer to view said material in said dye machine during said dyeing step; f) repeating steps b) to e) for additional selected fabric materials; and g) delivering to said customer the selected and dyed fabric material of said customer's color and pattern preferences while said customer is waiting at the retail environment.