Claims
- 1. A method of making a printed textile comprising the steps of:
- contacting said textile with a solution having total dispersed solid content of approximately 8% to approximately 35% by weight comprising (1) approximately 4% to approximately 25% weight solids epihalohydrin copolymerized with polyalkylene polyamine and (2) approximately 4% to approximately 10% weight solids softener comprising a quaternary ammonium salt in a ratio of approximately 1:1 to approximately 2.5:1 epihalohydrin copolymerized with polyalkylene polyamine to quaternary ammonium salt;
- drying said textile so as to form an ink acceptor layer on a surface of said textile; and
- ejecting ink droplets onto said surface of said textile.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said aqueous solution in said immersing step additionally comprises approximately 0.01% to 10% weight solids acrylic copolymer with a cationic moiety.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said drying step is performed at approximately 250 to 280 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said textile fabric comprises cotton fibers.
- 5. The method of claim 3, wherein said textile fabric comprises polyester fibers.
- 6. A method of printing fabric comprising:
- coating said fabric with a solution comprising (1) a polymer or copolymer comprising an epihalohydrin or its precursors and a polyalkylene polyamine, (2) a softener comprising a tetraalkylammonium salt, and (3) an additional cationic binder different from both said polymer or copolymer of epihalohydrin or its precursors and a polyalkylene polyamine and from said tetraalkylammonium softener to form a coated fabric; and
- ejecting droplets of ink onto said coated fabric with an inkjet printer.
- 7. The method of claim 6, additionally comprising the step of drying said fabric after the coating step.
- 8. The method of claim 6, wherein said polymer or copolymer is cationic.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein said droplets of ink comprise an anionic dye.
- 10. The method of claim 6, wherein the fabric is chosen from the group consisting of cotton, hemp, wool, viscose, nylon, polyamide, polyester, polyacrylonitrile, and blends thereof.
- 11. The method of claim 6, additionally comprising the steps of:
- washing said printed fabric; and
- repeating the step of ejecting droplets of ink onto said coated fabric.
- 12. A method of printing on fabric comprising:
- treating the fabric with a solution comprising a polymer or copolymer comprising an epihalohydrin or its precursors and a polyalkylene polyamine; and a softener comprising an tetraalkylammonium salt;
- ejecting ink droplets onto said coated fabric with ink from an ink jet printer to print a pattern on said fabric; and
- repeating the step of ejecting droplets of ink onto said coated fabric to re-print said pattern on said fabric.
- 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the coated polyester fabric is cured at a temperature of approximately 250 to 280 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 14. A method of printing on polyester fabric comprising:
- treating the polyester fabric with a solution comprising a polymer or copolymer comprising an epihalohydrin or its precursors and a polyalkylene polyamine and a tannin salt to form a coated polyester fabric; and
- printing on said coated polyester fabric with an ink jet printer.
- 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the coated polyester fabric is dried before printing.
- 16. The method of claim 1, wherein said solution is essentially free of additional polymeric binders.
- 17. A method of making a printed textile comprising:
- immersing said textile in a solution consisting essentially of (1) solvent, (2) a polymer or copolymer comprising an epihalohydrin or its precursors, and (3) a tetraalkylammonium salt softener;
- drying said textile; and
- ejecting ink droplets onto said textile.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/076,197 filed on Feb. 27, 1998, entitled "Treatment for Textile Substrate".
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