APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HYDROPATTERNING FABRIC

摘要

A hydropatterning apparatus is disclosed for producing a colour washout pattern in a woven or knitted fabric. It includes a woven or knitted fabric workpiece having a non-colourfast dye component; and a conveyor for carrying the fabric in a machine direction. The conveyor includes a support member maintained in direct contact with the fabric and formed with a patterned surface of raised and lowered areas having solid or perforated surfaces. Hydrojet means are provided for evenly impacting the fabric with a continuous curtain of fluid extending in a cross direction with respect to the machine direction, and having sufficient force and coverage to selectively remove dye from the fabric in correspondence with the patterned surface of the support member.