Abstract: A method for obtaining a woven fabric which comprises continuously unwinding from a single warp beam, a set of parallel warp yarns; passing the set of warp yarns on a whip-roll; forming a shed using heald means; inserting a weft yarn in the shed in the proximity of a face stitch to form a fabric; and finally uniformly pulling and batching the resulting fabric. In one aspect of the invention, the method consists of, in the proximity of the shed opening stitch, heating the warp yarns, and then cooling said warp yarns in the shed before they reach the heald means, characterized in that only part (34) of the warp yarns is heated. In one aspect of the invention, the shed may be defined in the forward movement direction of the warp, for example, by the opening stitch and the face stitch.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing colored knitted net from a plurality of individual ribbons. A coloring apparatus adapted to color selected ribbons of said plurality of individual ribbons is provided between the orientation and knitting stages in the net production process. After the selected ribbons have been colored, a knitting apparatus knits the plurality of individual ribbons into a Raschel net.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for space dyeing a plurality of strands of yarns which are fed over a series of dye applicator rolls. Each roll is rotated in a partly submerged condition in a dye pan containing a different color. Above and offset relative to each dye applicator roll is a yarn pattern roll which carries a number of slats in a circumferential array extending beyond the periphery of the pattern rolls for contacting the yarn strands. The slats sequentially engage and deflect the yarn strands onto the surface of the respective dye applicator rolls. The slats may be positioned in selected slots in the pattern rolls to determine the pattern of color applied to the yarn. Variable speed drives rotate the dye applicator rolls and the pattern rolls independently of each other to effect the spacing of the colors and the amount of dye received by the yarn strands.

Abstract: A system for color printing and processing multiple yarn fibers by mechanized means in response to programmed signals derived from a computer control devise indicative of fabrics having select patterns or designs. The system includes data gathering implements including a sample pattern to be duplicated for producing a program for color printing. The computer receives the data and processes it to produce signals indicative of the color program. A control device receives the signals from the computer and initiates control voltages for driving a color printer which color prints yarns passing therethrough in accordance with the program. The colored printed yarns are processed through fixing apparatus to fix the colors and thereafter separated into individual yarn fibers and stored for immediate or future use in looms, weaving machines and the like.

Abstract: Variegated composite designs (11) are printed on a surface of a length of fabric (12) by a two-stage printing process in which first, sharp, unmodulated color background portions (14) of the design are first applied by a conventional contact printer (13) such as a rotary screen printer in one example. Next, the partially printed fabric is advanced to an airbrush printing station located downstream from the final stage of the contact printer, where a plurality of airbrushes (21) are selectively operated to apply variable color tone portions or features (22) to the fabric adjacent to the background portions previously printed, in either the same or contrasting color or colors so as to produce a variegated composite design including the airbrushed portions superimposed on and embellishing the background sharp color portions previously printed. Operation of the airbrushes and contact printer is synchronized (FIGS. 1, 2-24, 27; FIGS.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for printing games such as poker hands on two-piece frustoconical containers with four cards up and one down on the container sidewall and a hole card or draw card on the bottom of the container. The sidewalls are formed from blanks printed in a sequence by four, five, six and seven-around printing cylinders, all of which impress one card identity indicia on each printed cup blank on a strip of stock passed through the array of cylinders. A strip of bottom blanks each bearing a single card identity are printed in sequence by an eleven-around printing cylinder and the sidewall blanks and bottom blanks are assembled in the printed sequence to provide at least 4,620 cups all bearing poker hands with no two cups bearing identical hands. None of the card identity indicia on the several rolls is repeated. A total of thirty-three different indicia is used in the present method and apparatus.

Abstract: A method is provided for making a multicolored yarn, in which the yarn is knitted into a tubular pre-fabric tape, the tape is straightened and flattened freeing it of any folds or wrinkles or the like, and is fed wale-wise in a straightened and flattened condition and printed with a multicolored design having a multiplicity of different colors in the course-wise direction, at least about every half inch or less. The resulting printed tape is set, deknitted and the resulting multicolored yarn is taken up. The yarn product has a multiplicity of short dashes of at least five different colors arranged adjacent each other along the yarn direction, and the dashes have an average length of about one inch or less.Fabric composed of the yarn, preferably of an apparel denier, has a pleasing multicolored effect.

Abstract: An endless printing screen of generally annular configuration is supported in end bearings. An arrangement of tubes admits printing medium into the interior of the screen so that it can pass through the latter to print onto a web beneath the screen. A device is provided for reciprocating the endless screen.

Abstract: Textile strands are maintained in a spaced, substantially parallel relationship to each other and are brought into contact with a continuous length of a transfer web comprising a substrate having a coating of a dye capable of subliming and transferring to the textile strands and providing the textile strands with a regularly recurring pattern. The textile strands are maintained in substantial transverse registration with one another and are formed into a textile article bearing the recurring pattern in a reduced form.