Means of applying a printed image to a textile substrate

A system for transfer of images produced by an ink jet printer to a textile substrate, comprising a backing material and mounted thereon at least one melt transfer ink absorption layer with a matrix comprising at least one meltable polymer material into which fine particles of a filler capable of absorbing ink compositions suitable for an ink jet printer have been embedded, and further comprising a non-meltable dulling material, wherein the filler is selected from organic and inorganic materials and comprises at least one of a formaldehyde resin, a melamine-formaldehyde resin, a polyacrylate, a polymethacrylate, a polyurethane, a cross linked polyvinylpyrrolidone, a polyamide, silicon dioxide, Al2O3, TiO2, BaSO4, and an aluminosilicate, wherein the polyamides are one of lauryllactum polymers, caprolactum polymers, and a copolymer of lauryllactum and caprolactum thereof.