Textile article having a surface for receiving removable indicia and a method of manufacture

A method of making a textile article for individual expression, the method comprising:

• applying a first layer comprised of a base material onto a portion of an outer surface of a textile material;
• applying at least one additional layer comprised of plastisol ink which comprises a chalkboard ink onto the first layer;
• curing the at least one plastisol ink layer to produce a barrier configured to be capable of removably receiving, displaying, limiting movement liquid chalk, and capable of erasure of the liquid chalk by wiping without leaving a residue on the barrier,
• wherein applying the at least one plastisol ink layer includes moving the plastisol ink through a mesh screen having a screen size in the range of 80 to 400,
• wherein the first layer and the at least one additional plastisol ink layer form the barrier configured to prevent the liquid chalk if applied to the barrier from being absorbed into the portion of the outer surface of the textile material.

A textile article comprised of a porous substrate for individual expression prepared by a process comprising the steps of:

• applying a first layer comprised of a base material to the porous substrate with a mesh screen size in the range of 80 to 400 to form a base layer on the porous substrate;
• flash curing the base layer with a flash dryer;
• applying at least one plastisol ink layer comprising a chalkboard ink to at least a portion of the base layer;
• curing the at least one plastisol ink layer, wherein the base layer and the plastisol ink layer form a barrier which is configured to be capable of removably receiving, displaying, limiting movement of liquid chalk, and capable of erasure of the liquid chalk by wiping without leaving a residue on the barrier.

A textile article for individual expression, comprising:

• a textile material having an outer surface;
• a barrier disposed on and covering a portion of the outer surface, the barrier having a plurality of layers including a first layer comprised of a base material and at least one plastisol ink layer comprising a chalkboard ink disposed on the first layer, and
• liquid chalk optionally disposed on the at least one plastisol ink layer,
• wherein the barrier is capable of removably receiving, displaying, limiting movement of the liquid chalk, and capable of erasure of the liquid chalk from the barrier by wiping without leaving a residue on the barrier, the barrier configured to prevent the liquid chalk from being absorbed into the portion of the outer surface of the textile material.