Patent ID: 8295970

Claim:
A business method of producing customized dyed fabric materials in a retail environment, comprising the steps of: a) providing a selection of fabric materials which include at least some cationic cellulosic fibers, said fabric materials being constructed so, as to provide patterns of interest which correspond to varying amounts of cationic cellulosic fiber in the fabric materials; 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 apparatus, said fabric material placed in said dyeing apparatus having a pattern which is a function of a varying content or distribution of cationic cellulosic fiber in said fabric material; d) dyeing said fabric material with an anionic dye which produces said color selected in said selecting step; e) allowing a customer to view said fabric material in said dyeing apparatus during said dyeing step; f) repeating steps a-e for additional fabric materials; and g) delivering to customers the selected and dyed fabric material of their color and pattern preference while said customer is waiting or shopping at the retail environment.