Community Dye Lot - The 2024 Catalogue
Community Dye Lot - The 2024 Catalogue
SURPRISE! - Lavender, Poppy, Amber, Salted Caramel and Pumpkin ar now 15% off.
Here is is! The exclusive, once-a-year relaunch of the year’s Dye Lots. We are excited to offer you The 2024 Catalogue. Note you can refer to digital swatches if you scroll to the bottom of the page :)
This offering goes out to those of us who have been romanced by the amazing colors created by plant dyes. We love the breadth of colors that are gifted to us by our botanical buddies and want to share the love - on this Dye Lot of the Month Club exclusive page you will find all the colors we’ve offered this year. These will be available until midnight, January 13th.
We ask that all pieces are in the mail by January 17th. Garments will be shipped back between the middle and end of February.
A shipping fee will be applied at check out, and one of our team members will reach out to make you a shipping label and leave instructions for how/where to drop off the shipment.
Bulk Discounts are Available:
All non-indigo colors , are $35/garment.
Recipes that include indigo are $50/garment. These include Slate Blue, Hyacinth, Emerald, Envy, Deep Space, and Aqua.
If you are sending 5+ garments, use code 5BULK for a discounted rate.
Costing for Large Items:
Please note large items such as: bedding (sheets or quilts), large winter jackets, towels, yardage, etc. are billed per pound.
All non-indigo colors: $30/lb
Recipes that include indigo are $35 / lb
These include Slate Blue, Hyacinth, Emerald, Envy, Deep Space, and Aqua.
You can purchase entry to the dyelot online and our team will weigh your items upon arrival and send an invoice for the remaining balance.
Shipping Terms:
Once your order is placed, our team will reach out with a shipping label and instructions for shipping your garment. Please note it may take 2-3 days to process and email your label.
Our team will share packaging instructions with you in our email. Customers are responsible for any surcharges incurred for large shipments.
If shipping seems high for this service, please note that it is accounting for fees for two shipping labels.
Please note that on bulk and international orders we ask customers to pay shipping both ways. Bulk discounts do not apply during a sale.
We do not offer refunds for any of our services. If you purchase and change your mind about which color you want, you are able to transfer your order to a different color or future dye lot only before the order is dyed.
We do insure our packages, though we are only able to insure the packages we ship for the amount paid for the dye service. We are not responsible for lost shipments, though our team will help to recover any insurance money for a lost package.
Have a brand? Reach out to our team about wholesale pricing.
What to Expect and How to Care For Naturally Dyed Garments
While we use the same recipe for all garments dyed the color of the month, we can not guarantee an exact shade match to images used to advertise this service. All fibers accept dyes differently, and even two pieces of cotton from different mills may exhibit slightly different shades. We value the organic nature of working with plant dyes and we hope you do to.
Natural dye only bonds to natural fibers (cotton, hemp, linen, wool, silk, etc), and not synthetic fibers (polyester, acetate, etc). Note that if your garment is constructed with a synthetic thread in the seams, the thread may not change color with the fabric. The dye has potential to change the finish of any hardware on your garment, including buttons, zippers, etc.
Please be aware that over dyeing garments that have been wore previously may exhibit previously unseen stains after dyeing. An example is a tee shirt we found at a Goodwill, after being mordanted and dyed, had darker markings under the armpits, where aluminum based deodorant permeated the fiber. If any previously unseen stains present themselves, a member of our team will reach out and discuss dyeing a pattern over the solid dye to cover the stain (bundle dye, shibori, tie dye, etc) Also note that plant based dye does not create a perfectly even color, and tonal variations my be present in the fiber.
Depending on how your item was cared for prior to dyeing, it is possible it could shrink slightly in the dye process. If your items have been previous washed warm or were sold as ‘pre-shrunk’ then you likely don’t have to worry!
Natural dyes should be cared for mindfully. Your naturally dyed item will keep color longest with the following:
Wash cold on delicate (alone on the first wash)
Use a gentle detergent (avoid Tide Original, oxiclean or bleach)
Store out of light
avoid acids
We do not offer refunds for any of our services. If you purchase and change your mind about which color you want, you are able to transfer your order to a different color or future dye lot only before the order is dyed.
We do insure our packages, though we are only able to insure the packages we ship for the amount paid for the dye service. We are not responsible for lost shipments, though our team will help to recover any insurance money for a lost package.