Pigment transfer paper and process for transfer to a textile substrate

A process for transferring an image from a pigment transfer sheet to a textile substrate to provide a textile product carrying said image, said process comprising:

• providing a pigment transfer sheet comprising a base layer and a coated transfer layer with a printed image of pigments on said transfer layer;
• a superimposing step comprising superimposing the pigment transfer sheet and the textile substrate by contacting the transfer layer with the textile substrate
• a transfer step comprising calendaring that comprises applying pressure and heat to the superimposed contacted transfer sheet and textile substrate;
• and
• a peeling step comprising separating the base layer from the textile substrate and at least part of the transfer layer,
• wherein applying said pressure in the transfer step comprises applying a surface pressure of at least 0.40 bar,
• wherein said calendaring comprises applying a base pressure and a pressure impulse, which pressure impulse is a temporary increase in pressure compared to the base pressure, and wherein the pressure impulse is provided by one or more lamination cylinders and/or one or more feeding cylinders.