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Color & Dyeing
One Fabric, Two Chemistries: How Blends Decide Your Dyeing Cost and Lead Time
Every fiber demands its own dye class — and when two fibers share one fabric, those chemistries have to be reconciled. That reconciliation is what drives blend dyeing cost, shade risk and lead time. Here's how to read it as a buyer.
Color & Dyeing
Pantone, CNCS or a Physical Swatch? How to Communicate Color With a Fabric Mill
TCX vs TPX, national color systems, and why a lab dip still beats them all — a practical guide to specifying color with your fabric supplier and avoiding shade disputes.
Color & Dyeing
Why Your Fabric's Dye Type Decides Its Colorfastness — A Buyer's Guide
Reactive, disperse, vat or sulfur — the dye class used on your fabric largely decides how well color survives washing. Here's what each means for your order.