| abstract |
An ink-jet printing method of applying an ink containing dyes onto cloth without need for a subsequent step of washing the cloth to produce printed cloth excellent in water, weather and abrasion resistance and dye-specific color brilliancy as well as soft to the touch. In the ink-jet printing method, the cloth is treated with an ink acceptor solution containing an ink holding agent and a synthetic resin having a glass transition temperature from 60 to 150° C. before it is subjected to ink-jet printing and then wet-heat treatment. |