CPC D06P 1/0008 (2013.01) [D06B 23/24 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); A41D 27/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of dyeing garments, the method comprising:
providing an apparatus for dyeing garments comprising:
a dyeing machine comprising a dyeing chamber configured for dyeing at least one garment in a dyebath;
receiving at least one garment and a volume of solvent in the dyeing chamber of the dyeing machine;
receiving at least one garment parameter corresponding to the at least one garment;
based at least in part on the at least one received garment parameter, dispensing a volume of concentrated liquid dye that contains an amount of dyestuff that can be substantially absorbed by the at least one garment so as to create a dyebath, wherein the dyebath comprises the dispensed volume of concentrated liquid dye and the volume of solvent;
executing a dye cycle such that substantially all of the dyestuff in the dispensed volume of concentrated liquid dye is absorbed by the at least one garment within the dyeing chamber; and
maintaining at least a portion of the volume of solvent within a substantially closed-loop system for reuse in a subsequent dye cycle.
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