Organic clothing company looking for natural fabric dye professional business/person to dye garments. Based in the South West

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Submitted by Anonymous on 5 August 2004 - 3:20pm

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Submitted by Anonymous on 6 October 2005 - 1:38pm.

Re: ecological dyes

we saw your message and wondered if you had found anyone, as we are similarly based in south west and looking for reliable dye-fast ecological garment dyer.

hope this is not inconvenient.

thanks

sara
mysarong

Submitted by Anonymous on 1 December 2005 - 9:43am.

Re: ecological dyes

Hi,
Thought this quote and link might give you an idea what to look for. From my understanding the best colourfast and low impact dyes available are Fibre reactive Dyes, and one company that uses them in quality products is Ecolution, I have not yet looked in any detail at manufacturers and suppliers.

"Fiber Reactive Dyes - the dye molecules bond directly with the fiber molecules. These dyes are the best quality and most ecologically sound synthetic dyes available. They contain no heavy metals or other known toxic substances. The colors are brighter, richer, and exhibit superior colorfast properties. Very little residual dye comes out in the wastewater. Significantly more costly than using conventional direct dyes but the quality and ecological benefits make it well work it."

Source - http://www.ecochoices.com/1/greenterms.html

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