I saw this post the other day:
… which is about a process using a UV laser, which the Glowforge is not. It made me wonder, though, if there might be something similar that would react via heat or CO2 laser wavelengths. I have done (non-laser) stuff with dye sublimation heat transfers to polyester and, with heat-set dyes. So, it seems plausible. Of course, I am not the only one to wonder:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.2752/205117814X14228978833457
I thought I would pass along the thought and links because of the others here who seem interested in textile work. It’s in the range of stuff I am likely to not get to myself any time soon.