Method of printing foil images upon textiles

摘要

A method of printing foil images upon textiles is provided. Advantageously, a digital inkjet printer can be utilized to apply an adhesive for affixing a foil embellishment. The method of printing foil images upon textiles includes applying a pretreatment solution upon a textile. After the pretreatment solution has dried, a white underbase in the form of a fanciful design is printed upon the textile using a digital inkjet printer. A heavy color layer of color ink is then digitally inkjet printed upon the white underbase. Thereafter, the textile is removed from the inkjet printer and positioned upon a heat press table. Foil transfer paper is positioned upon the textile so as to cover the white underbase and heavy color layer. The heat press is activated so as to adhere the foil, but only to those regions where the white underbase and color ink has been printed. Once cool to the touch, the foil is slowly peeled from the textile so as to leave a fanciful foil design.

主权项

1. A method of printing a foil image upon a textile comprising the steps of:
inkjet printing a layer of white ink in the form of a desired pattern upon a textile to form a white underbase pattern; inkjet printing a layer of colored ink upon the white underbase layer to form a colored ink pattern; placing the textile with colored ink pattern and white underbase layer upon a heat press; positioning a sheet of foil on top of the colored ink pattern and white underbase layer while the colored and white inks are not fully dry; activating the heat press to 1) transfer heat into the foil sheet, colored ink pattern and white underbase layer, and 2) to exert pressure upon the foil layer against the colored ink pattern and white underbase layer; after the step of activating the heat press, allowing the foil sheet, colored ink pattern and white underbase layer to cool so as to cause portions of the foil sheet to adhere to the colored ink pattern and white underbase layer; and after the step of allowing the foil sheet, colored ink pattern and white underbase layer to cool, pulling the foil sheet from atop the colored ink pattern and white underbase layer so as to produce a foil print pattern on the textile.