Claims
- 1. A method for pigmenting fabric surfaces to achieve a predetermined nonuniformly colored appearance comprising the steps of
- a. introducing fabric into a tumbling machine together with an effective amount of a pigment-containing foam composition, which foam composition comprises water, a dispersed pigment, and auxiliaries;
- b. tumbling the fabric and foam composition in the tumbling machine for a period of time sufficient to pigment the surface of the fabric thereby creating the desired nonuniformly colored appearance;
- c. extracting the excess foam composition from the tumbling machine;
- d. removing the pigmented fabric from the tumbling machine and drying it to cure the pigmented surface;
- e. washing the pigmented fabric in a detergent composition to remove unbound pigment; and
- f. drying the pigmented fabric.
- 2. A method for pigmenting the exterior surfaces of garments to achieve a predetermined nonuniformly colored appearance comprising the steps of
- a. introducing garments into a tumbling machine together with an effective amount of a pigment-containing foam composition, which foam composition comprises water, a dispersed pigment and auxiliaries;
- b. tumbling the garments and foam composition in the tumbling machine for a period of time sufficient to pigment the surface of the garments, thereby creating the desired nonuniformly colored appearance;
- c. extracting the excess foam composition from the tumbling machine;
- d. removing the pigmented garments from the tumbling machine and drying them to cure the pigmented surface;
- e. washing the pigmented garments in a detergent composition to remove unbound pigment; and
- f. drying the pigmented garments.
- 3. A method for pigmenting fabric surfaces to achieve a predetermined non-uniformly colored appearance comprising the steps of
- a. introducing fabric into a tumbling machine together with a pigment-containing foam composition in the amount of from 0.2 to 5.0 times the weight of the fabric to be pigmented, which foam composition comprises water, a disperse pigment, a foaming agent, a stabilizer, a binder and a softener, and which foam composition has a blow ratio of from 5:1 to 9:1;
- b. tumbling the fabrics and foam composition for a period of from 2 to 30 minutes to pigment the surface of the fabric, thereby creating the desired non-uniformly colored appearance;
- c. extracting the excess foam composition from the tumbling machine;
- d. removing the pigmented fabric from the tumbling machine and drying it for 30 to 90 minutes at 180.degree. to 220.degree. F. to cure the pigmented surface;
- e. washing the pigmented fabric in a detergent composition for 10 to 30 minutes to remove unbound pigment; and
- f. drying the pigmented fabric.
- 4. A method for pigmenting the exterior surfaces of garments to achieve a predetermined non-uniformly colored appearance comprising the steps of
- a. introducing garments into a tumbling machine together with a pigment containing foam composition in the amount of from 0.2 to 5.0 times the weight of the garments to be pigmented, which foam composition comprises water, a dispersed pigment, a foaming agent, a stabilizer, a binder and a softener, and which foam composition has a blow ratio of from 5:1 to 9:1;
- b. tumbling the garments and foam composition for a period of from 2 to 30 minutes to pigment the surface of the garments, thereby creating the desired non-uniformly colored appearance;
- c. extracting the excess foam composition from the tumbling machine;
- d. removing the pigmented garments from the tumbling machine and drying them for 30 to 90 minutes at 180.degree. to 220.degree. F. to cure the pigmented surface;
- e. washing the pigmented garments in a detergent composition for 10 to 30 minutes to remove unbound pigment; and
- f. drying the pigmented garments.
- 5. A foam composition useful in treating fabric surfaces to achieve a pre-determined non-uniformly colored appearance, which composition comprises water, a dispersed pigment and auxilliaries.
- 6. A foam composition according to claim 5, wherein the auxilliaries comprise a foaming agent, a stabilizer, a binder and a softener, and which foam composition has a blow ratio of from 5:1 to 9:1.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation under 37 C.F.R. $1.62 of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/243,799, filed Sept. 13, 1988, now abandoned.
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