JPS6253492A - Printing method - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method for printing fabrics using an inkjet method, and more specifically, a printing method using an inkjet method characterized by using a fabric having a specific configuration. Concerning textile printing methods.

(Prior art) Conventionally, printing methods such as roller printing, screen printing, and transfer printing have been used to print woven fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, and blended fabrics made of various fibers. A printing method using a recording method has also been proposed.

(The problem that the invention is trying to solve) However,
Conventional general textile printing methods require the creation of printing plates for printing, and the creation of these plates, such as printing plate cylinders and screen plates, is expensive, and transfer paper is also required for printing in transfer printing. Because the production of plates for is quite expensive! Unless we produce 5, the cost won't be worth it. In addition, since the fashion period for printed cloth patterns is generally short, making plates each time increases the cost, and there is a serious problem in that it is not possible to respond quickly to trends, and a large amount of inventory may be required. In order to solve these drawbacks, inkjet printing was also proposed, but this inkjet printing method cannot use high viscosity recording liquids (hereinafter referred to as ink) such as conventional printing pastes, so it is difficult to print on woven fabrics etc. As a result, the ink absorption of the woven fabric is slow, the presence of textures, and its surface smoothness are low, making it easy for the applied ink to bleed, making it difficult to form precise printed patterns. Even when the dye was dyed through dyeing treatment, excellent level dyeing properties were not necessarily obtained.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a textile printing method using an inkjet method that can simultaneously solve the economical problems of the conventional general textile printing method as described above and the problem of not being able to obtain accurate prints with the textile printing method using inkjet recording. It is to provide.

These objects and other objects of the present invention are achieved by the present invention as described below.

(Disclosure of the Invention) That is, the present invention provides a textile printing method in which an ink containing a water-soluble dye is applied to a fabric by an inkjet method, and then dyed if necessary.
This is a printing method characterized by forming a recording liquid receiving layer having a viscosity of 1.000 cp or more at 5°C.

To explain the present invention in more detail, 1. The main feature of the present invention is that in a textile printing method using an inkjet method, ink, which is a recording liquid for the inkjet method, can be easily and quickly applied to the fabric as a material to be printed. The purpose is to provide an ink-receiving layer made of a wood-philic resin liquid that can be absorbed into the ink-receiving layer, and to use a fabric whose viscosity at 25° C. is adjusted to 1.0 OOcp or more.

The fabrics used in the present invention and which mainly characterize the present invention include fibers that can be dyed with water-soluble dyes, such as natural lam such as cotton, wool, silk, and hemp, and synthetic Fa fibers such as acrylic and nylon. or blended fabrics of these different m fibers or these tea and other fibers, such as polyester, vinylon, polypropylene, acetate rayon, etc., these fabrics or these fabrics. The fibers constituting the class are provided with an ink-receiving layer made of a wood-philic resin liquid that can quickly and easily absorb and receive the ink for the inkjet method used, and the ink-receiving layer has a viscosity of 1,000 cp at 25°C.
The above has been adjusted.

By forming a layer having such performance and physical properties on the textile material to be printed, the present inventors have solved the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology, especially the problems caused by the use of low viscosity and water-based ink in the inkjet method. The present invention was completed based on the knowledge that this problem can be solved.

Preferred materials for forming the above-mentioned receptor layer are:
is a water-soluble or hydrophilic natural or synthetic polymer;
Preferred specific examples include albumin, gelatin, casein, starch, cationic starch, gum arabic, natural resins such as sodium alginate, water-soluble polyamide, polyacrylamide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, quaternized polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethyleneimine, and polyvinylpyricillium. Halide, melamine resin, polyurethane, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, cation-modified polyvinyl alcohol, water-soluble polyester,
Examples include synthetic resins such as sodium polyacrylate, and one or more of these materials may be used as desired. Furthermore, in order to strengthen the ink-receiving layer and/or improve the adhesion with the base material, SBR latex, NB
Resins such as R latex, polyvinyl formal, polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl butyral, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, phenolic resin, and alkyd resin may be used in combination.

As a method for forming such an ink-receiving layer, a treatment liquid is prepared by dissolving or dispersing the above-mentioned polymers alone or in a mixture in an appropriate solvent, and the treatment liquid is applied, for example, by a dipping method, a spray method, This is carried out by treating the fabric by a known method such as a roll coating method, a rod per coating method, or an air knife coating method.

Further, the material may be treated in advance before printing, or it may be processed immediately before printing.

The thickness of the ink-receiving layer thus formed may be within a range capable of receiving ink, and is not particularly limited as long as it is 0.1 gm or more, although it depends on the amount of ink to be printed. Practically speaking, a range of 0.5 to 30 gm is suitable.

Furthermore, when forming the ink-receiving layer as described in In, the ink-receiving layer formed in this way contains a certain amount of moisture during printing, rather than being completely dry during printing. Therefore, when the ink has a certain degree of fluidity, the ink absorption becomes very rapid, and in particular, a continuous printing method becomes possible. For example, before entering the textile printing equipment, the resin liquid is continuously applied to the fabric, which is the material to be printed, and the resin liquid is applied to the textile printing equipment in an incompletely dry state, where it is printed, and then transferred to a winding roll, etc. Can be rolled up. According to the inventor's detailed research,
An ink-receiving layer that has such an excellent ink absorption speed, does not bleed ink, and does not have ink attached to other layers even when wound up into a roll or stacked on top of each other, has a water content of approximately 80% by weight. (% or less, and its viscosity at 25°C is 1.0OOcp or more, preferably about 3,000
It was found that the water content was ~15.0OOcp, and the water content was 80.
% by weight or the viscosity at 25°C is 1.0OOc
It has also been found that if it is less than p, the applied ink bleeds or adheres to other surfaces, making continuous operation difficult. Adjustment of moisture or fluidity of the ink receiving layer is as follows:
This can be easily achieved by controlling the drying of the applied wood-philic resin liquid.

In order to improve ink absorption, these ink-receiving layers may contain, for example, silica, clay, talc, diatomaceous material, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, aluminum silicate, synthetic zeolite, alumina,
Fillers such as zinc oxide, lithopone, sachin white, etc. can also be dispersed.

By forming an ink-receiving layer with a specific fluidity on the surface of fabrics, as in the north, when ink is applied to these fabrics by an inkjet method, the applied ink is transferred to the ink-receptive layer in a few seconds. Since the ink dots are absorbed into the fabric, the ink dots do not bleed excessively onto the fabric, and therefore accurate printing can be achieved through the subsequent dyeing process. In addition, since the applied ink is absorbed and received in such a short time, even if the printed surface is touched afterwards, it will not contaminate others, and it can be stacked or rolled up immediately after printing. Therefore, continuous operation is possible, and the dye can be stored in any form until the next dyeing process.

On the other hand, when conventional fabrics without an ink-receiving layer as described above are used as printing fabrics, the ink produced by the inkjet method is generally water-based and has a low viscosity. Fiber 1 For example, fibers such as nylon, wool, silk, and cotton have smooth surfaces and are not necessarily sufficiently hydrophilic, and in addition, due to the presence of textures in the fabric, applied ink dots may cause excessive bleeding. It was difficult to form fine patterns. In addition, even if these fabrics are hydrophilic, such as cotton, they do not necessarily absorb ink within a few seconds, and do not necessarily absorb ink to the extent that ink does not transfer to other objects even if they come into contact with other objects. Not water absorbent, other than cotton! Since the water absorbency of a-type paper is also inferior, it is difficult to handle it, such as winding it up immediately after printing. Such various conventional techniques are fully solved by the present invention.

As the dye for the inkjet ink used in the method of the present invention, any conventionally known dye can be used, but it is preferable to select and use it according to the type of fiber constituting the above-mentioned fabrics that are the printing material. For example, as cellulose fibers such as cotton, hemp, and viscose, direct dyes, reactive dyes, reduced sulfur dyes, naphthol dyes, reduced architectural dyes, soluble architectural dyes, etc. can be used, and particularly preferred ones are C, 1, Direct Yellow 8.9.11.12.27
．． 28, 29.33.35.39.41.44.50.
53.58.59.68.86.87.93.95.9
6.98.100.106.108.109.110.
130.132.142.144.161.163, c
, r, Direct Orange 6.15.18, 26, 29
, 34, 37, 39, 40, 41.46, 49, 5 l
, 57, 62, 71. 1051, l 07, 11
5, C, 1, Direct Red 2.4, 9.23.26.3
1.39.62.63.72.75.76.79.80
．． 81.83.84.89.92.95.111.17
3.184.207.211.212.214.218
．． 221.223.224.225.226.227.
232.233.240.241.242.243.2
47, C, 1, Direct Violet 7.9.47.48.
51.66.90.93, 94.95.98.100.
101, C, 1, Direct Blue 1.10.15.22.25
．． 55.67.68.71.76゜77.78.80.
84.86.87.90.98.106,108.10
9.151.156.158, 159.160.168
．． 189.192.193.194.199°200,
201, 202, 203, 207.211, 21
3, 214. 218, 225.229, 236
, 237, 244, 248.249, 251, 25
2, 264, 270.280, 288.289, 291
, C, 1, Direct Green 26.27.28.29.
30.31.33.34.59.63.65.66.6
7.68.74.80.85.89, C, 1, Gui, Left Brown 44.98.10.0.
103.106.113.115.116.157.1
69.170.172.195.200.209.21
0.2.12.221.222.223, 227.22
8゜229, C, 1, Direct Black 9, 17.19.22.3
2.51.56.62.69.77.80.91.94
．． 97.108.112.113.114.117.1
18.121.122.125.132.146.15
4.166, 173.199, Kayaseron Red C-HB, Kayaseron Rubin C-BL
, direct dyes such as Kayaseron Blue 〇-G and C, 1, Reactive Yellow 2, 3.13.14.1
5.17.18.21.23.24.25.26.27
．． 29.34.35.37.39.41.42.49.
50.52.54.55.57.58.63.64.6
9.75.76.77.79.81.82.83.84
．． 85.87.88.91.92.93.95°96.
98,111,115.116.125.127.13
1.135, C,1, Reactive Orange 5.7, 10.11.1
2.13.15.16.20.29.30.34.35
, 41.42.44.45.46.53.56.57.
62.63.64.67.68.69.71.72.7
3.74.78.82.84.87°C, 1, Reactive Red 3.13.17, l 9,
2 l, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29°35, 3
7, 40, 4 l, 43, 45, 49.55, 56,
58, 63, 65, 66, 67°78, 80, 81
, 82, 83, 84, 85.86, 87, 100, 10
4, 106, 108.109, 110, 111.
112 , 113.114 , 117 , 116 ,
118, 119.120, 123, 124, 12
6, 128.130, 131, 132, 136, 1
41.147, 154, 158, 159, 170.1
71, 172, 174, 176, C, 1, Reactive Violet l, 3.4.5.6
．． 7.8.9.16.17.22.23.24.26.
27.33.34, C,1, Reactive Blue 2.3.5.8.10.1
3.14.15.17.18.19.21.25,26
．． 27.28.29.38.39.40.42.43.
49.5o, 51.52.65.66.67.68.6
9.71.73.74.75.77.78.79.8o
, 89, 94, 98. 100. 101, 104.
105, 112, 113, 114, 116.
119, 147, 148. 158, 160.1
62, 169, 170. 171. 177.179
, 182, 187, c, r, reactive green 5.8.12.14.1
5.16.19.21, C,1, Reactive Brown 2.5.6.7.8.9
．． 12.16.17.18.19.21.24.26.
30, c, r, reactive black 4.5.8.14.21
．． 23, 26, 31, 32, 34, and each dye in the Kayaseron React series (Nippon Kayaku ■).

The same dyes as mentioned above are also used for blended woven fabrics of cotton and other fibers.

If the fiber is protein or polyamide such as wool, silk, nylon, etc., acid dyes, chromium dyes (acid mordant dyes), reactive dyes, reduced forms of architectural dyes, soluble architectural dyes, reduced forms of sulfur dyes, naphthol Dyes etc. can be used, and particularly preferred ones are: C, 1, Acid Yellow 17.19.25.39.4
0.42.44.49.50.61.64.76.79
, 110.127.135°143.151,159.
189.174.190.195.196.197.1
99.218.219.222.227, C,1, Acid Orange 3.19.24.28:1.
33.43, 45.47.51゜67.94.116.
127.138, 145° 156, C, 1, acid red 35.42.57° 62.80
．． 82.111.114.11g, 119.127.1
28.131.143.151.154.158.24
9.257.261.263, 266.299.301
．． 336.337.361,396.397,C,1,
Acid violet 5.34.43°47.48.9
0,103.126, c, r, acid blue 25.40.41.62, 7
z, 76, 7B, 80, 82, 92°106, 11
2, 113, 120. 127: l, 129, 1
38, 143. 175, 181°205, 207.
220, 221, 230.232, 247, 258,
260, 264.271, 277, 278, 279
,280.288,290,326,C,1,Acid Green 16.17.19°20,2
5, 28.40, 41, 71, (, 1, Acid Brown 4,248, C, 1, Acid Black 7.24.2
9.48.52: Acid dyes such as 1.172 and reactive dyes as described above.

In addition, if the Fa fiber is acrylic, C, 1, Basic Yellow 1.2.4.11゜13.14.15.1
9.21.23.24.25.28.29.32.36
．． 39, lead 0145.49.51.56.61.63.
67°70.71.73.77.82.85.87.9
l, 92, C, 1, Basic Orange 21.22.27.28.
29.30.36.40.42.43.44.46.4
7, 57.58, C, 1, Basic Red 12.13.14.15.1
8.22.23.24.25.27.29.35.36
．． 38.39.45.46.51.52.54.59.
60.61.68.69.71.74.75.78.8
0.81.82.95.100.102.103.10
4.109, C, 1, Basic Violet l, 2, 3.7.10
．． 15.16.20.21.25.27.28.35.
37.39.40.4B, C, 1, Basic Blue 1
．． 3.5.7, 9.22.26.41.45.46.4
7.54.57.60.62.65.66.69,71
゜75.77.78.85.89.92,93.95.
96.105.109.116.117゜120.12
It is preferred to use cationic dyes such as 2.124.137.141, C,1, Basic Green 1.4.6.8.9, C,1, Basic Brown 14, and C,1, Basic Black 8.

In the inkjet ink used in the present invention, the above dye is dissolved in a medium at a concentration of about 0.1 to 20% by weight. As the medium for the ink, water alone is used, preferably a mixture of wood and a water-soluble organic solvent. Examples of the organic solvent used include alkyl alcohols having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, such as methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, n-butyl alcohol, see-butyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol, and isobutyl alcohol. Amides such as dimethylformamide and dimethylacetamide; ketones or keto alcohols such as acetone and diacetone alcohol; ethers such as tetrahydrofuran and dioxane; polyalkylene glycols such as polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol; ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, etc. Recall, butylene glycol, triethylene glycol, 1,2.6
- Alkylene glycols containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms such as hexanetriol, thiodiglycol, hexylene glycol, diethylene glycol; chrycerin; ethylene glycol methyl (or ethyl) ether, diethylene glycol methyl (or ethyl ) Lower alkyl ethers of polyhydric alcohols such as ether and triethylene glycol monomethyl (or ethyl) ether; N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 1.degree. 3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, and the like.

The above-mentioned media can be used alone or as a mixture, but
The most preferred medium composition consists of water and one or more water-soluble organic solvents, where the water-soluble solvent contains at least one water-soluble high temperature point organic solvent, such as a polyhydric alcohol such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, or glycerin. It contains.

The essential components of the ink composition used in the present invention are as described above, in addition to various conventionally known dispersants, surfactants, viscosity modifiers, and surface tension modifiers.

Other types of dyes and the like can be added as necessary.

For example, the viscosity of polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose, water-soluble resin, etc., W adjuster; various cationic, anionic or nonionic surfactants, surface tension adjusters such as jetanolamine, triethanolamine, etc.; pH by buffer solution. Conditioners, fungicides, etc. can be mentioned.

Further, in order to prepare ink used in an inkjet recording method of the type in which the ink is charged, a resistivity adjuster such as inorganic salts such as lithium chloride, ammonium chloride, and sodium chloride is added. Note that when applied to an inkjet system in which ink is ejected by the action of thermal energy, thermal physical property values (eg, specific heat, coefficient of thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, etc.) may be adjusted.

The inkjet recording method used in the present invention may be any method as long as it can effectively remove the ink composition from the nozzle and apply the ink to the IIHj fabric, which is a projectile. The thing is,
For example, IEE Transmission Applications (IEE
E Trans actions on Indu
Stry Applications) Vol.
rA-13, Yang, 1 (February/March 1977 issue), Nikkei Electronics April 19, 1978 issue, 197
It was written and completed in the January 29, 1974 issue and the 5JJB issue, 1974. The methods described above are suitable for the textile printing method of the present invention.To explain some of them, there is an electrostatic suction method. A method in which a strong electric field is applied between the ink composition and the accelerating electrode, the ink is made into particles and drawn out one after another from the nozzle, and an information signal is given to the deflection electrodes while the drawn ink composition is flying between the deflection electrodes for recording; There is a method of ejecting ink particles in response to an information signal without deflecting the ink particles, and either method is effective for the textile printing method of the present invention.

The second method is to forcibly eject minute ink particles by applying high pressure to the ink with a small pump and mechanically vibrating the nozzle with a crystal oscillator. At the same time as the injection, it is charged according to the information signal. When the charged ink particles pass between the deflection electrode plates, they are deflected according to the charge. Another method using this method is called the microdot inkjet method. In this method, ink pressure and excitation conditions are kept within a certain range of appropriate values, and two types of ink droplets, large and small, are ejected from the nozzle tip. Only small and medium-sized droplets are generated and used for recording. The feature of this method is that it is possible to obtain a group of minute droplets even with a single nozzle diameter as large as conventional ones.

A third method is a piezo element method, in which a piezo element is used as a pressure means for applying pressure to the ink, rather than a mechanical means such as a pump as in other methods. This method applies a pressure to the ink by applying a 'FL pneumatic signal to the piezo element to cause mechanical displacement, which causes the ink to be ejected from the nozzle.

In addition, an inkjet method is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 54-51837, in which ink subjected to the action of thermal energy undergoes a sudden change in volume, and the acting force due to this state change causes the ink to be ejected from a nozzle. can also be used effectively.

Any of the various inkjet recording methods described above can be used, and by employing any of these methods, characters, figures, and other patterns are printed using a colored ink composition on the surface of a fabric having a specific structure as described above. However, in the method of the present invention, the inkt (/) adhering to the fabric is quickly absorbed and retained in the ink-receiving layer of the fabric before it bleeds excessively.
As mentioned above, precise patterns can be formed, and within a few seconds after printing, it becomes a state similar to a dry state, allowing for continuous operation and immediate stacking or winding.

Therefore, a clear and fine pattern can be formed by passing through a subsequent dyeing step such as heat treatment as necessary. On the other hand, when conventional fabrics are used, it is difficult to form fine patterns due to ink bleeding on the fabric due to the use of low viscosity ink.

As described above, the ink composition can be deposited on the fabric according to the image signal by the method of the present invention, and the dye in the ink composition in this state is simply absorbed by the ink-receiving layer on the surface of the fabric. Therefore, it is preferable to carry out dyeing treatment such as heat treatment.Such dyeing treatment varies depending on the dye used and the type of fabric, but the general method is superheated steam dyeing. An appropriate method is selected from among steaming treatment, heat treatment with warm water or hot water, dry heat treatment, soaping treatment with an aqueous surfactant solution, etc. Through such a dyeing process, the dye in the ink-receiving layer is sufficiently dyed onto the fibers of the fabric, and the water-soluble ink-receiving layer is washed away with water by a saw pink process, etc., and a printed fabric of excellent quality is obtained. .

Therefore, according to the present invention as described above, there is no need to create an expensive printing plate as in conventional general textile printing, and images to be printed can be created and modified very easily using a computer. , it is possible to respond to changes in fashion at any time without requiring expensive plates as in the prior art. Therefore, as in the prior art, large h1:
Regardless of production, it is possible to secure sufficient profits even with a small amount of production. Further, it has the advantage that it can be applied not only to industrial textile printing methods but also to hobby print printing at ordinary homes.

Next, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to Examples. Note that the numbers in the middle of the sentence and % are based on weight.

Example 1 Direct dye (G, 1. Direct Yellow 86) 4 parts Nonionic surfactant (trade name Shiodor TW-L120, manufactured by Kao Soaplin)
0.1 part ethylene glycol
15 parts diethylene glycol
10 parts polyethylene glycol 300 3 parts water
68 parts of the above mixture was mixed and dissolved, and then filtered through a filter with a pore size of lpm to remove insoluble materials to obtain ink (A).

1 volume 21-Ω Rita Levovar 117 (manufactured by Kuraray ■, polyvinyl alcohol) 10 parts polyvinylpyrrolidone 20 parts water
70 parts All of the above components were mixed and uniformly dissolved to obtain a receptor layer solution (A). The viscosity of this receptor layer liquid (A) at 25°C is approximately 2,200c.
It was p. A 100% cotton broadcloth fabric was dipped in the receptor layer solution (A) and then gently squeezed to remove excess receptor layer solution.

After overlapping this with commercially available report paper to make it easy to install in a printer, we immediately
Inkjet printer using thermal energy described in the publication (nozzle thickness 40 x 50 m,
(24 nozzles), and a test pattern was printed with ink (A) on the fabric line.

Next, it was fixed by ironing, and then the receiving layer liquid was removed with a neutral detergent to obtain a fabric print (A) using an inkjet printer.

Example 2 Non-Zl-Ω Lee reactive dye (trade name: Cibacron Red B, manufactured by Ciba Geigy) 6 parts diethylene glycol diethyl ether 20 parts Water 7
0 parts Ink CB) was obtained from all the above components in the same manner as ink (A) of Example 1.

50 parts water
Five parts of the above components were mixed to prepare a receptor layer solution (B).

Receiving layer liquid CB) was applied to a shirt fabric made of 65% cotton and 35% linen using a bar coater, and then dried with hot air at 80° C. for 1 hour to obtain a fabric for printing. 7 decabolyether 5c-ao used.

The viscosity at 25° C. was about 15,000 cp.

Inkjet printer PJ-108OA (manufactured by Canon ■, which uses piezo elements on the above printer fabric)
Printing was performed with ink (B) using a nozzle size of 65 mm and number of nozzles of 4.

Thereafter, the fabric was dyed by ironing, and the fabric was further washed with a neutral detergent to obtain a print (B).

Comparative Example 1 The same procedure as in Example 1 was carried out, except that the following receptor layer liquid (C) was used instead of the receptor liquid (A) in Example 1.
A print (C) was obtained.

iTatedanshi ■ S Top Polyethylene Glycol 300 30 parts Glycerin 60 parts Water
10 parts of this receptor layer solution (C)
The viscosity at 25° C. was about 600 cp.

Comparative Example 2 A pudding CD) was obtained in exactly the same manner as in Example 2, except that the receiving layer liquid (D) shown in Example 2 was used instead of the receiving layer liquid (B).

2 Hama' 1 [Kodan Enogen ET127 (8 polyoxyethylene argyl ether manufactured by Dai-Kura Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) 50 parts water
The viscosity of 20 parts of Neugen ET127 at 25° C. was about 800 cp.

The results of evaluation of each print of each fabric of Example 1.2 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 are shown in Table 1 below.

, -1= tree l Example 1 Good, no blurring or bleeding Example 2 Good, no blurring or bleeding Comparative example 1: Defective, looks thin with a lot of bleeding Comparative example 2: Defective, straight line cannot be determined Tree 1: Approximately 1.5 layers apart on the fabric Check the resolution when is.

Book 2: Approximately 2c square x 2c■ surface on the fabric 0 when linted. D.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a printing method in which a recording liquid containing a water-soluble dye is applied to fabrics by an inkjet method, and then dyed as necessary, the fabric receives a recording liquid having a viscosity of 1,000 cp or more at 25°C. A printing method characterized by the formation of layers.