| abstract |
A printing ink is utilised, comprising a polyvinylchloride copolymer, plasticiser, antioxidant, stabiliser and pigment, and is applied to a transfer sheet (20) by a gravure roller (14). Successive layers of the printing ink are applied to the transfer sheet (20), and a desired pattern is transferred onto textile (34) by the use of heated pressure rollers (30, 32), at which the applied pattern becomes detached from the transfer sheet (20), and retains adhered to the textile sheet. The ink may be in the form of a powder at room temperature, being melted and applied in molten form to the gravure roller (14) or may be paste or liquid at room temperature, being heated by a lamp (50) following its application to the transfer sheet (20), to initiate curing. If desired, the transfer sheet (20) may be flocked, and after application of the ink to the flocked transfer sheet, a powder adhesive is applied to the ink, enabling (e.g.) a decorative motive or pattern to be stamped from the transfer sheet (20), for the subsequent application to a substrate by the use of heat and pressure, prior to removal of the base layer of the transfert sheet (20), exposing the decorated flocking. |