A few weeks ago, I shared a post that takes you inside a fabric dye lab and teaches you all about how lab dips are made in a dye house. Now, this week, I’m going to tell you all about what goes on inside a fabric dye factory after the lab dip approvals, and the order moves to bulk.
Dye houses are one of my favorite stops in the textile manufacturing supply chain for 2 reasons! The first, they are a spectacle. Imagine an entire warehouse of different machines bigger than 16-wheelers. And, the second, dye houses are also a place where art meets science. It is where we create color, but to make that color, you need a deep understanding of chemistry.
Get ready to learn all about how fabrics get their color in dye houses! This post is for all my textile nerds out there.
BUT BEFORE WE START
Have you heard about the super secret document that everyone in the fashion industry uses,…
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