Process for printing or pad dyeing of textile material made from cellulose fibres, or from mixtures thereof with synthetic fibres

A process for printing or pad-dyeing textile material made from cellulose fibers, or mixtures thereof with synthetic fibers, comprising the steps of impregnating the fibers, either simultaneously or successively, with (i) an aqueous dispersion of at least one dye which is difficultly soluble or insoluble in water and (ii) an aqueous solution of an auxiliary, and subsequently subjecting the impregnated fibers to a dye-fixing heat treatment, wherein the auxiliary is a mixture or a complex of a lactam of the formula ##STR15## wherein n is an integer from 3 to 6, and a polyalkylene glycol of the formula ##STR16## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and y is an integer from 3 to 25.