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US 2006/0137112 A1Published application
Spray dyeing of garments
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorMartin Bentham
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Abstract
A method of dyeing a fabric is provided. The method includes removing folds from the fabric, spraying a dye on a first side of the fabric, and exposing the fabric to a migration and fixation process prior to the dye drying on the first side so that the dye migrates from the first side to a second side of the fabric and reacts with and affixes to a component of the fabric.
Claims19
A method of dyeing a fabric comprising:
- spraying a dye on a first side of the fabric;
- and
- exposing the fabric to a migration and fixation process after spraying said dye on said first side but prior to said dye drying on said first side so that said dye migrates from said first side to a second side of the fabric and reacts with and affixes to a component of the fabric.
A method of dyeing a garment made of fabric comprising:
- spraying a first side of the garment with a dye;
- and
- steaming and heating the garment after spraying said dye on said first side but prior to said dye drying on said first side so that said dye migrates from said first side to a second side and reacts with and affixes to a component of the fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.