a predetermined weight of the microcapsules and diluting the predetermined weight of the microcapsules with warm water in a microcapsule to water ratio of approximately 10 to 1 in embodiments the step of contacting the textile material with the microcapsules comprises physically dispersing the microcapsules around the textile material in the bath such as by stirring the bath for three minutes in embodiments a process for applying microcapsules to a textile material further comprises after dispersing the microcapsules with the dispersant heating the bath to a temperature in the range of about 80 u00b0 f to 120 u00b0 f for a period of between 8 and 20 minutes in preferred embodiments the step of heating the bath after dispersing the microcapsules with the dispersant comprises heating the bath to a temperature of 100 u00b0 f for approximately 8 minutes in embodiments a process for applying microcapsules to a textile material further comprises after adhering the dispersed microcapsules to the textile material with a binder heating the bath to a temperature in the range of about 80 u00b0 f to 120 u00b0 f for a period of between 8 and 20 minutes in preferred embodiments the step of heating the bath comprises heating the bath to a.