Method of transfer printing on tatami mat cover, tatami mat cover
A method of transfer printing on a tatami mat cover includes a printing step for performing printing on an intermediate transfer medium using a color ink composition containing a sublimable dye, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, and a transfer step for transferring the print on the intermediate transfer medium to a tatami mat cover, wherein the transfer step is performed under conditions of a heating temperature of from 170° C. to 180° C., a pressure of from 0.5 kg/cm 2 to 0.6 kg/cm 2 , and a heating time of from 60 seconds to 180 seconds.
1 . A method of transfer printing on a tatami mat cover comprising:
a printing step for performing printing on an intermediate transfer medium using a color ink composition containing a sublimable dye, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, wherein a percent mass of the water-soluble organic solvent is from 10% to 30% with respect to a total mass of the color ink composition, and
a transfer step for transferring the print on the intermediate transfer medium to a tatami mat cover, wherein
the transfer step is performed under conditions of a heating temperature of from 170° C. to 180° C., a pressure of from 0.5 kg/cm2 to 0.6 kg/cm2, and a heating time of from 60 seconds to 180 seconds,
wherein the tatami mat cover is a woven mat-like member formed by weaving soft rush straws into warp threads.
2 . The method of transfer printing on a tatami mat cover according to claim 1 , wherein
a preheating step for heating the tatami mat cover under conditions of a heating temperature of from 170° C. to 180° C. and a heating time of from 60 seconds to 180 seconds is provided after the printing step and before the transfer step.
3 . The method of transfer printing on a tatami mat cover according to claim 2 , wherein
the tatami mat cover is pressed under a condition of a pressure of from 0.5 kg/cm2 to 0.6 kg/cm2 in the preheating step.