Patent Description:
Examples will now be described, by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:.

In printing to textiles a printing fluid may be deposited onto the textile. This may be to print an image thereon (e.g. an inked image) or may be to colour a portion, or all, of the textile (which may be considered printing an image of a single colour, or multiple colours, to the textile). For printing fluid to transfer an image, or colour, to the textile resulting in a good print quality (or high-quality garment) the transfer should achieve a good saturation, uniformity, and feel. However, sometimes the three-dimensional structure of the textile may present challenges in that certain printing fluids may not be able to properly penetrate the different layers of the textile.

For example, a textile may comprise a network of interlocking fabric (and/or yarn and/or thread and/or strands etc.) formed by interweaving and/or interleaving and/or intertwining and/or interlacing and/or knitting etc. the fabric (and/or yarn etc.) into layers. These are sometimes called "warps" and "wefts. " For example, the network of fabric may comprise two distinct sets of fibres (and/or yarns etc.) of a textile material such as fabric and/or cloth etc. that are interweaved (and/or interleaved etc.) at right angles to form the textile, with the longitudinal threads being termed the warp and the lateral threads being termed the weft. The warp and weft may be termed the "threads" of the textile and may comprise a textile material e.g. a fabric material and/or yarn and/or cloth etc. Hence, a textile may comprise a network of interwoven and/or interleaved and/or intertwined and/or interlocked and/or interlaced and/or knitted threads and/or yarns and/or strands and/or fibres etc., e.g. of cloth and/or fabric and/or textile material and/or chord and/or string etc. The textile may comprise a fabric and/or a garment and/or a cloth and/or clothing etc. The textile may comprise a woven and/or a non-woven material. The threads (or yarns or fibres etc.) of the textile may comprise a natural or synthetic material.

During some printing processes, the textile material may lay on a flat surface and the threads of the textile may be close to each other, such that it may be difficult for any droplets of printing fluid deposited thereon to properly penetrate the textile threads. The textile may not therefore have the depth or richness or uniformity of colour that was intended. As a result, the textile may have poor colour coverage, low saturation and may be perceived as being of inferior quality.

Some examples herein relate to stretching the textile prior to a printing process, e.g. by increasing a dimension of the textile. This will expand the distance between adjacent threads (e.g. warps and/or wefts) of the textile to allow a better penetration of a printing fluid to colour the textile. In turn, this will improve the print quality and/or uniformity of the final textile and this may be achieved using the same amount of printing fluid (e.g. without using more printing fluid to achieve the increased quality). The stretching of the textile may be by a predetermined amount, which may be, for example a stretch of between <NUM> and <NUM>. The textile may be stretched in the textile-advance direction (e.g. the media advance direction) and/or the direction perpendicular to the direction of the textile advance (e.g. the crossweb direction). Stretching the textile may bring the textile into a tight, or taut, state, e.g. from a loose, or slack state. Because the dimension of the textile is larger, according to some examples, an image to be transferred to the textile may be enlarged, e.g. by a processor for example a processor executing machine-readable instructions, and the image that is transferred to the textile may comprise the re-sized image. In this way, despite the stretching of the textile, the final image to be printed to the textile may be sized as originally intended so that the stretching does not affect the printing process, but the resulting textile still has the better uniformity, saturation and feel. Re-sizing the image may therefore comprise stretching and/or distorting the image, for example, in the same direction, or directions, in which the textile is stretched (e.g. advance and/or crossweb).

According to other examples, a support, or base, to support the textile and to increase a dimension of the textile is provided. The support, or base, comprises first and second components that are movable relative to one another, such as movable away from or toward one another, in a rotatable manner. Each component may be to retain part of a textile such that an increase in the textile's dimension may be accomplished by increasing a dimension of the support. The dimension of the support that is increasable may be the distance between the first and second components of the support. The first and second components may each be to retain a textile by contact or by engagement between the textile and a gripping element of the component, such as gripping fingers or a toothed component to grip the textile by penetrating its fibres. The dimension of the support to be increased may comprise a width, length, depth, or height of the support and may correspond to a dimension of the textile in the media advance and/or the crossweb direction. Once the dimension of the support has been increased such that the dimension of the textile has been increased, the support may then advance the textile toward a printing station for an image to be printed thereon. Hence, some examples herein relate to a support having an adjustable dimension, or an adjustable support, for a textile.

<FIG> show a support <NUM> for a textile, the support <NUM> being to advance the textile through a printing station of a printer. The textile and printing station are not shown in <FIG> but will be described later with reference to other figures. The support <NUM> comprises a first support member <NUM> for supporting a first portion of the textile and a second support member <NUM> for supporting a second portion of the textile. As shown by the arrows in <FIG>, the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> are movable relative to each other. When the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> are movable relative to each other it will change a dimension of the support <NUM>. For example, the support <NUM> as shown in <FIG> has a width W1 whereas, in <FIG>, it has width W2 with W2>W1 as in the <FIG> example, relative to the 1A example, the first support member <NUM> has moved away from the second support member <NUM>. Hence, the support <NUM> may be regarded as a support <NUM> of adjustable dimension. The first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> being movable relative to one another, such that a dimension of the support <NUM> is adjustable may mean that a dimension of the textile is adjustable (or changeable etc.) when first and second portions of the textile are supported by the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM>. This is shown in more detail in <FIG>. Although denoted as a width, the dimension of the support <NUM> that is increased by virtue of the relative movement of the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> may equally be a depth, height, or length of the support <NUM>. To achieve the relative movement, in some examples one of the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> may be movable relative to the other or, in other examples, both of the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> may be movable. As shown in <FIG>, and as will be discussed later, one of the support members <NUM>, <NUM> of this example is receivable (e.g. translatably or slidably receivable) in the other to adjust the dimension of the support <NUM>.

<FIG> show the support <NUM> supporting a textile <NUM>. Both figures show the support <NUM> being received inside the textile <NUM> which, in this example comprises a shirt (or T-shirt), with the support <NUM> being shown in phantom lines to indicate that the support <NUM> is located inside the garment <NUM>. In the <FIG> example the support <NUM> is as shown in <FIG> when the support <NUM> has width W1. In this example, a dimension (e.g. the width) of the support <NUM> is small enough such that the shirt <NUM> sits loose about the support <NUM>. In the <FIG> example the support <NUM> is as shown in <FIG> when the support <NUM> has width W2>W1. In this example, a dimension (e.g. the width) of the support <NUM> has increased such that the shirt <NUM> is taut, or tight, or pulled, or pulled taut/tight etc. about the support <NUM>. Therefore, the increased width of the support <NUM> has caused an increase in the width of the garment <NUM>. Put another way, first and second portions of the textile <NUM> (see a left portion <NUM> and a right portion <NUM>) may each be respectively supported by the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> such that when the first and second members <NUM>, <NUM> are moved relative to one another, these first and second portions <NUM>, <NUM> are pulled away from one another to increase a dimension of the textile <NUM>. The dimension of the textile <NUM> is therefore adjustable since the distance between the first and second portions <NUM>, <NUM> of the textile is adjustable. As will be explained later, the support <NUM> may be to support and/or grip and/or retain a textile <NUM> to advance it through a printing station of a printer. The support <NUM> may be to increase the dimension of the textile <NUM> prior to a print operation such that the textile is pulled tight and/or taut etc. to improve the print quality of an image to be formed thereon.

<FIG> shows another support <NUM> for a (not shown) textile. The support <NUM> may comprise the support <NUM> as described above. As for the support <NUM>, the support <NUM> is to advance the textile through a printing station of a printer and comprises a first support member <NUM> for supporting a first portion of the textile and a second support member <NUM> for supporting a second portion of the textile. As shown by the arrows, the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> are movable relative to each other. When the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> are movable relative to each other it will change a dimension of the support <NUM> and therefore (as will be explained below with reference to <FIG>) will change a dimension of a textile retained by the support <NUM>, e.g. as described with reference to <FIG>.

<FIG> shows a support member <NUM> which may comprise any of the support members described above such as first support members <NUM>, <NUM> or second support members <NUM>, <NUM>. The support member <NUM> comprises a gripping element <NUM>. Two sets of gripping elements <NUM> are shown in <FIG>, one provided at either end of the support member <NUM>, by way of one example. Any number of gripping elements <NUM> (including one gripping element) may be used however, depending on the example. The gripping element <NUM> is to grip a textile, for example to support or retain the textile for a support (comprising the support member <NUM>), such as support <NUM> or <NUM>, to retain and advance the textile through a printing station. Then gripping element <NUM>, or each set of gripping elements <NUM>, may comprise a pair of gripping fingers, e.g. biased into a closed configuration, to grip the textile therebetween but, in some examples, a single gripping element or protrusion or finger etc. may be used.

<FIG> show a support <NUM> and a textile <NUM> which, in this example comprises a textile without a closed interior, depicted as a blanket or scarf <NUM>. The support <NUM> may be as described above with respect to <FIG>, for example the support <NUM> may comprise the support <NUM> of <FIG> and may comprise the support member <NUM> of <FIG>. The support <NUM> is to advance the textile <NUM> through a printing station of a printer and comprises a first support member <NUM> for supporting a first portion <NUM> (e.g. a left hand portion) of the textile <NUM>, and a second support member <NUM> for supporting a second portion <NUM> (e.g. a right hand portion) of the textile <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> are movable relative to each other so as to change a dimension of the textile <NUM> when first and second portions <NUM>, <NUM> of the textile <NUM> are supported by the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM>. For instance, in the <FIG> example, the support <NUM> has width W1 such that the textile <NUM> has width W3 and, in the <FIG> example, the support <NUM> has width W2, W2>W1, such that the textile <NUM> has width W4, W4>W3, since, relative to the <FIG> example, in the <FIG> example, the first support member <NUM> has moved away from the second support member <NUM> so as to increase the distance between them (and thereby to increase a dimension, e.g. a width, of the support <NUM>) and thereby to increase a dimension (e.g. a width) of the textile <NUM>. In the <FIG> example the textile <NUM> may be slack whereas in the <FIG> example the textile may be tight or taught etc..

As for the <FIG> support member <NUM>, each support member <NUM>, <NUM> of the support <NUM> comprises a pair of gripping elements <NUM> (although, in some examples each support member <NUM>, <NUM> may comprise one gripping element <NUM>) with each pair of gripping elements <NUM> comprising a pair of gripping fingers, e.g. biased into a closed configuration, to grip the textile therebetween. Each gripping element <NUM> may comprise a single gripper, or gripping finger etc. in some examples.

<FIG> show an example support <NUM> which may comprise any of the supports <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or support members, as described above. The support <NUM> is to advance a (not shown) textile through a printing station of a printer and comprises a first support member <NUM> for supporting a first portion of the textile and a second support member <NUM> for supporting a second portion of the textile. As shown by the arrows, the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> are movable relative to each other. When the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> are movable relative to each other it will change a dimension of the support <NUM>. For example, the support <NUM> as shown in <FIG> has a width W5 whereas, in <FIG>, it has width W6 with W6>W5 as, in the <FIG> example, relative to the 5A example, the first support member <NUM> has moved away from the second support member <NUM>. Hence, the support <NUM> may be regarded as a support <NUM> of adjustable dimension. The first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> being movable relative to one another, such that a dimension of the support <NUM> is adjustable may mean that a dimension of the textile is adjustable when first and second portions of the textile are supported by the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM>.

The <FIG> support <NUM> was receivable inside a textile (as was shown in <FIG>) whereas the <FIG> and <FIG> supports <NUM>, <NUM> were to retain a textile in between first and second support members of the supports. The <FIG> support <NUM> may comprise the support <NUM> or may comprise the support <NUM> or <NUM>. In other words, the support <NUM> may be receivable inside a textile or garment such as a T-shirt and expanding the dimension of the support <NUM> (as in <FIG>) may expand, e.g. from the inside, a dimension of the textile (as described with reference to <FIG>), effectively increasing the dimension of the textile from the inside. In another example, the support <NUM> may be to retain, or grip, a textile in between its first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> in which example each support member <NUM>, <NUM> may comprise a gripping element (e.g. <NUM>, <NUM> as described above) to retain portion of the textile. Whereas the support <NUM> is depicted as a solid block and the supports <NUM> and <NUM> were depicted as unconnected support members, the support <NUM> is depicted as a frame having connected first and second frame elements surrounding an opening, or hollow centre. In some examples, the textile may be receivable in the opening between the support members <NUM>, <NUM> and may be retained therebetween by any of the example ways discussed above.

Due to their shape, the supports <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> may be termed a "frame" or "frame element", or "frame-type" support, and the support members <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, may be termed "frame elements. " The support <NUM> may be termed a "tray" or "tray-type" support.

Referring back to <FIG>, to facilitate the relative movement between the support members <NUM>, <NUM>, in this example, a portion of the first support member <NUM> is receivable in a portion of the second support member <NUM>. The relative movement between the support members <NUM>, <NUM> of the support <NUM> of the <FIG> example is similarly achieved as, in this example, a portion of the first support member <NUM> is receivable in a portion of the second support member <NUM>. In these examples, the support may be slidably expandable. However, in other examples, the relative movement between support members may be achieved by another means, such as independent movement between support members (as shown in <FIG>) or, indeed, another means. For example, a movable (e.g. slidable) connection may join one support member to the other (e.g. one support member may comprise a rail or slide with the other member comprising a roller or wheel receivable and slidable within the rail/slide such that the two members are connected via a drawer or guide rail or runner mechanism or conveyor assembly etc.).

<FIG> show an example support <NUM> to advance a textile <NUM> through a printing station to a printer. The support <NUM> comprises a first support member <NUM> for supporting a first portion <NUM> of the textile <NUM> and a second support member <NUM> for supporting a second portion <NUM> of the textile <NUM>. The first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> each comprise a portion of a rotatable member, pictured as a gear-like wheel with a set of teeth, each set of teeth, or each tooth, being to grip the textile <NUM>, e.g. in a penetrative manner, by penetrating an area between fibres of the textile <NUM>. Each of the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> may therefore comprise a tooth of a toothed element (e.g. toothed rotatable element). As each of the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> comprise a portion of a rotatable member, as shown by the arrows, the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> are therefore rotatable relative to each other. When the first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM> are rotated relative to each other it will change a dimension of the support <NUM>, in that it will change the distance between the support members <NUM>, <NUM>, which will, in turn, change the dimension of the textile <NUM> supported by the support <NUM>. For instance, each support member (or portion thereof that is gripping the textile <NUM>) has rotated away from the other in <FIG> compared to <FIG> and, as a result, the respective portions <NUM>, <NUM> of the textile <NUM> gripped by the support members have moved away from each other, thereby increasing a dimension of the textile <NUM> by pulling it. The textile may be pulled taut, or tight, when compared to the <FIG> example where it is shown slack.

<FIG> show example supports <NUM> and <NUM>, each one of which comprises a mechanism for retaining a (not shown) textile similar to that described with reference to <FIG>. Specifically, each of the supports <NUM>, <NUM> comprises first and second support members <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, each of which comprise a rotatable element, such as a toothed element, each support member thereby comprising a tooth of a rotatable toothed element, to grip a textile in a penetrative manner. As for <FIG>, when a tooth penetrates the textile to grip it and is rotated relative to another portion of the textile it will change a dimension of the textile. By way of example, the support <NUM> of <FIG> is of the "tray" design as shown in <FIG> whereas the support <NUM> of <FIG> is of the "frame" design as shown in <FIG>. Further, each support element <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> comprises a longitudinal element, such as a bar or shaft, which comprises a continuous profile of gripping teeth. In this way, each support element <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> comprises a rotatable gripping element extending in one direction of the support <NUM>, <NUM>. In the <FIG> examples, each rotatable support member <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> extends substantially for a dimension of the support <NUM>, <NUM>, e.g. substantially along its length (or width or depth etc.). This design allows the supports <NUM>, <NUM> to grip a textile in many places (e.g., grip the textile continuously along a dimension of the textile such as its length or width or depth etc.). The arrows in <FIG> indicate the rotatable nature of the support members such that, when a textile is retained by the supports <NUM>, <NUM>, rotation of the support members will change a dimension of the textile by moving parts of the textile away from one another.

<FIG> show a printer <NUM> comprising a printing station <NUM>. Each of <FIG> show a textile 825a-c being supported by a support 880a-c and being advanced toward the printing station <NUM>. <FIG> shows a textile 825a and support 880a as shown in <FIG> (e.g. in the form of a shirt with the support being of the "tray" type of <FIG> inside the garment) whereas <FIG> shows the same kind of textile (shirt) and support (tray) within the textile, additionally supported by a further support of the "frame" type as shown in <FIG>. Placing a frame-type support, such as that of <FIG>, over a textile having a support therein may mean that any increased dimension of the textile (e.g. pulled taut), e.g. resulting from an increased dimension of a support contained therein (e.g. in the manner described with respect to <FIG>) may be fixed, or set in place, by the further frame-type support being placed over the textile. <FIG> shows a textile 825c and support 880c as shown in <FIG> (e.g. in the form of a blanket or scarf with the support being of the "frame" type of having gripping elements, as discussed with reference to <FIG>) advancing toward the printing station <NUM>.

In other examples, a support, or a support member thereof, may comprise any of the mechanisms described above in combination. For example, in the <FIG> examples four rotatable elements are provided, each having gripping teeth, which are all depicted as being aligned, or parallel, to stretch a textile in a single direction. However, in other examples, a support may comprise first and second support members, each comprising a toothed wheel, and each being oriented differently, e.g. they may be oriented perpendicularly to one another. In this way, rotating one support member may increase the dimension of a textile in one direction (e.g. the advance direction) and rotating the other support member may increase the dimension of the textile in a different direction, e.g. a perpendicular direction (e.g. the crossweb direction). As for the <FIG> examples, a support may comprise two sets of support members, each set of support members comprising two toothed wheels that are parallel, but with the wheels of one set being perpendicular to the wheels of the second set. In this way, each set of wheels may, through rotation, pull the textile to increase its dimension in one direction but when both sets are rotated away from one another the dimension of the textile may be increased in two directions (e.g. crossweb and media advance). In this way, the textile itself may be effectively enlarged by being pulled in more than one direction. In a further example, a support which comprises two support members, one which is slidable (or translatable) away from, and toward, the other (such as that of <FIG>), may comprise two further support members, one of the further support members being slidable (or translatable) away from, and toward, the other of the further support member. In this further example, one set of support members may be movable relative to one another in a first direction and the other set of support members may be movable relative to one another in a second direction. The first and second directions may be perpendicular such that each set expands the textile in the crossweb or advance direction to enlarge the textile.

In some examples, moving one of the support members relative to another may be achieved under motorised control. In these examples, a motor may be connected to one of the support members, wherein the motor may be controlled to move the support member away from another support member. In other examples, a motor may be connected to each support member and each support member may move, e.g. toward or away from one another, under the control of the motor. In this way, part of the expansion of the supports may be automated. In another example, any of the supports as described above may comprise a resiliently deformable element (such as an anti-slip element) to prevent loose movement of the support, e.g. relative to a surface thereunder. In this way, the provision of a resiliently deformable element may serve to resist unwanted slipping of the support which could result in an unwanted change in the dimension of the textile.

<FIG> shows an example method <NUM> which may comprise a method of printing to a textile. At block <NUM>, the method comprises providing a textile on which a printing fluid is to be deposited at a printing station. Block <NUM> may comprise providing a textile such as a garment, fabric, piece of cloth, piece of clothing etc. An image, e.g. an inked image formed from the deposition of printing fluid onto the textile, may be formed on the textile by the deposition of a printing fluid. The image to be formed onto the textile may comprise a colour, e.g. one colour or a colour combination, or a pattern etc..

At block <NUM>, the method comprises supporting the textile by a support member, the support member being to advance the textile through the printing station. The support member may comprise any of the supports or support members as described above with reference to <FIG>. Therefore, block <NUM> may comprise supporting the textile by the tray-type support as shown in and as described with reference to <FIG>, <FIG>, or supporting the textile by the frame-type support as shown in and as described with reference to <FIG>, <FIG>and <FIG>, or supporting the textile by both a tray-type and a frame-type support as shown in and described with reference to <FIG>. More specifically, block <NUM> may comprise inserting a support member (such as the support <NUM>) inside the interior of a textile, and/or may comprise placing a textile between two frame elements of a support member (such as the support <NUM>-<NUM>) such that the textile is retained by one or both of the two frame elements in a manner described above. In a further example, block <NUM> may comprise inserting a support member (such as the support <NUM>) inside a textile and then placing a support member (such as support <NUM>) on top of the textile (as in <FIG>).

At block <NUM>, the method comprises increasing a dimension of the support member to increase a dimension of the textile. For example, the support member may comprise first and second support members and block <NUM> may comprise moving the first and second support members relative to each other; or the support member may comprise first and second portions and block <NUM> may comprise moving a first portion of the support member relative to a second portion of the support member. Both support members may be moved as part of block <NUM> or one support member may be moved relative to the other. In an example where one support member is receivable inside another, block <NUM> may comprise moving one support member out of a portion of another support member. Block <NUM> may therefore comprise increasing a dimension of the textile (e.g. by virtue of increasing the dimension of the support member).

Moving a first portion of the support member to increase a dimension of the support member comprise rotating the first portion of the support member (for example as described with reference to <FIG> where the movable portion comprised a portion of a rotatable element, in this example the dimension of the support member that is increased corresponds to a distance between the first and second support members). Block <NUM> may comprise increasing a dimension of the support to increase a dimension of the textile by an amount between <NUM> and <NUM>. Block <NUM> may comprise increasing a dimension of the support to increase a dimension of the textile in the advance (e.g. textile or media advance) direction and/or to increase a dimension of the textile in the in the crossweb direction (e.g. the direction perpendicular to the textile or media advance) by increasing a dimension of the support in a direction, or directions, corresponding to the advance and/or crossweb direction. As stated above, as a result of block <NUM>, a dimension of the textile may be increased. As a further result, therefore, of block <NUM>, the spaces in-between the fibres or strands or layers etc. of the textile (e.g. the warp and weft) may be increased such that any printing fluid subsequently deposited onto the textile may properly penetrate the textile.

At block <NUM>, the method comprises advancing the textile toward the printing station by advancing the support member toward the printing station. Block <NUM> may further comprise depositing printing fluid onto the textile at the printing station. Therefore, block <NUM> may comprise advancing a textile toward a printing station when the textile has an increased dimension (its dimension being increased by virtue of the support's dimension being increased at block <NUM>) and depositing a printing fluid onto the textile having the increased dimension, resulting in a better deposition of fluid and a more uniform coverage resulting in a better print quality.

<FIG> shows an example method <NUM> which may comprise a method of printing to a textile. The method <NUM> comprises a method of transferring an image (e.g. a colour image or colours or a pattern) to the textile and comprises the method <NUM> as described above with respect to <FIG>. At block <NUM> the method <NUM> comprises the method <NUM> but method <NUM> comprises a further block <NUM> at which the image is re-sized, e.g. by a processor such as a processor of a computer or a printer, to modify the dimensions of the image that is to be transferred to the textile. The method <NUM> may then comprise printing (or transferring) the image to the textile, e.g. by a printer operating on print instructions, e.g. by causing the deposition of printing fluid toward and onto the textile, according to the re-sized image (whose dimensions were determined at block <NUM>). Block <NUM> may comprise re-sizing the image by an amount corresponding to an amount that the dimension of the textile was increased, and/or may comprise re-sizing the image by an amount corresponding to an amount that the dimension of the support was increased.

With reference again to <FIG>, these figures also depict an example base (e.g. any one of the supports) for retaining a textile and for advancing a textile through a printer (e.g. in the manner described above). The base comprises first and second sides (e.g. see the support members <NUM>, <NUM> or support members <NUM>, <NUM>, etc.). Each side is to retain a portion of the textile such as first and second opposing ends of a shirt (as depicted in <FIG>) or first and second sides of a blanket or scarf (as depicted in <FIG>), with respective portions of the first and second sides being movable away from, and toward, each other so that the distance between the first and second sides is adjustable, such that the base is to adjust a dimension of a textile retained by the first and second sides of the base. As discussed above, one (or both) of the movable portions of the first and sides comprises a rotatable element (such as those described above with respect to <FIG>), in which examples the rotatable element may comprise a projection (such as a tooth) to grip the textile. As discussed with reference to <FIG> and <FIG>, the movable portion of the movable one of the first and second sides may be receivable in a portion of the other one of the first and second sides (which itself may be movable or non-movable). One or both of the first and second sides may comprise an attachment member to hold part of the textile. The attachment member may comprise any of the mechanisms discussed above (such as a gripping element like a gripper or a pair of gripping fingers etc.) or any other mechanism.

The present disclosure is described with reference to flow charts and/or block diagrams of the method, devices and systems according to examples of the present disclosure. Although the flow diagrams described above show a specific order of execution, the order of execution may differ from that which is depicted. Blocks described in relation to one flow chart may be combined with those of another flow chart.

Claim 1:
A method (<NUM>; <NUM>) comprising:
providing (<NUM>) a textile on which a printing fluid is to be deposited at a printing station;
supporting (<NUM>) the textile by a support member, the support member being to advance the textile through the printing station;
increasing (<NUM>) a dimension of the support member to increase a dimension of the textile, which comprises moving a first portion of the support member relative to a second portion of the support member; and
advancing (<NUM>) the textile toward the printing station by advancing the support member toward the printing station,
characterized in that moving the first portion of the support member comprises rotating the first portion of the support member.