Process for imparting pucker and color effects to fabrics
US4108597A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06P1/44
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Polymer-containing, crosslinked, durable press 100% cotton, high-cotton blend, and other cellulosic fabrics are given a durable pucker without steaming by treatment with a rewetting agent, followed by drying, printing with a caustic printing paste permitting the printed fabric to develop a pucker at room temperature in a substantially tension-free state, and washing. Alternatively, the application of the rewetting agent can be bypassed by adding compatible wetting agents directly to the printing paste. The present process is also compatible with pigment printing processes so that caustic printing and pigment printing can be combined, the cold-puckered fabric being dried and then heated to set the pigment vehicle.
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