Process for the production of a heat-sealable textile product for use in garments

A process for producing a heat-sealable textile product for use in garments, the textile product comprising a textile substrate having first and second outer surfaces, one of said outer surfaces being provided with heat-sealable adhesive selected from the group comprising a copolyamide, a thermoplastic copolyester, a copolyamide and a thermoplastic copolyester, a chemical derivative or a copolyamide, a chemical derivative or a thermoplastic copolyester, or a chemical derivative of a copolyamide and a thermoplastic copolyester, suitable for use in the heat-bonding of textiles, said process comprising the steps of:

• (a) depositing drops of a dispersion of the heatsealable adhesive on an at least partially non-stick surface of a transfer support;
• (b) following step (a), heating the deposited drops of dispersion to dry the deposited drops and melt the heat-sealable adhesive to form dots on the non-stick surface of the transfer support;
• (c) following step (b), bringing the dots into contact with a textile substrate without pressing the transfer support on to the textile substrate and without heating the textile substrate to transfer the heat-sealable adhesive from the transfer support to the textile substrate in the form of spots without substantially penetrating to the interior of the substrate.