Evaluation of Some Reactive Disperse Dyes for Sublimation Transfer Printing of Wool

The transfer printing of wool by the sublimation method using a number of low–molecular–weight dyes containing chloro– and bromo–acetyl, chloroacetamido, chloro– and bromo–propionamido, 2–bromoacryloyl, 2–chloroethylamino and epoxy groups has been examined. To achieve build–up of the dyes to heavy depths, it was necessary to pretreat the wool with a polymer or surfactant and to steam the prints after transfer of the designs. Several dyes exhibited good fastness properties on pure wool and on a wool–polyester blend fabric.