Textile materials containing aramid fibers and dyed polyphenylene sulfide fibers

A method for dyeing textile materials containing polyphenylene sulfide fibers, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a plurality of polyphenylene sulfide fibers and aramid fibers;
• (b) spinning the blend of fibers into a plurality of yarns;
• (c) forming the yarns into a textile material;
• (d) subjecting the textile material to a polyphenylene sulfide dyeing process comprising:
• (i) providing a dye liquor comprising a liquid medium and a disperse dye selected from the group consisting of disperse dyes having a molar mass of about 350 g/mol or more, disperse dyes comprising a nitro group, and mixtures thereof;
• (ii) applying the dye liquor to the textile material;
• (iii) heating the textile material under ambient atmosphere to a temperature sufficient to evaporate substantially all of the liquid medium from the textile material;
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• (iv) heating the textile material under ambient atmosphere to a temperature of about 180° C. or more to fix the disperse dye to the polyphenylene sulfide fibers;