It now becomes more popular, with the applications such as custom apparel items, e.g., for sports events, soft signage, flags, etc. The area is highly dynamic and new technologies are constantly developed. A nice review has been recently given elsewhere. One can print direct on garments with disperse, acid and reactive dyes. The downside of this technology is the incomplete binding of the dyes and multiple washing cycles may be required to remove unbound dyes. Alternatively, one can print using color pigments. Those will reside on the surface of a textile and generally can also be washed away and rubbed off, however it can be not an issue if the application does not involve a physical contact (e.g., signage). Finally, one can print he dye sublimation dyes on an intermediate substrate, with the following transfer on a textile under pressure and high temperature. As a result, very bright colors will be produced as the dye sub dyes de-aggregate and penetrate into the fibers.
