This article is from the Textiles FAQ, by Lara Fabans lfabans@adobe.com with numerous contributions by others.
Pro Chemical and Dye
P.O. Box 14
Somerset MASS 02726
(508) 676-3838
1-800-2BUY-DYE
- Catalog is free. Dyes for cottons, wools, silks, marbling, painting,
silkscreen, batik, etc. Batik wax and fabric.
Rupert, Gibbon and Spider, Inc.
P.O. Box 425
Healdsburg, CA 95448
(800) 442-0455
- free catalog. Scarf blanks, dyes, equipment, paints.
Dharma Trading Company
(800) 542-5227
Offers a wide selection of fabric dyes and paints for cotton, silk and wool.
Also, ready-to-dye natural fabrics, blank clothing for infants thru adults,
and tools & suppies for all the textile crafts. A free 120 page catalog is
yours for the asking.
Earth Guild
33 Haywood St.,
Asheville, NC 28801
1-800-327-8448
- almost all dye supplies, including Lanaset dyes. Competitive prices.
Catalog has useful information.
Test Fabrics
PO Box 420
Middlesex, NJ 08846
(908) 469-6446
- very wide selection of prewashed fabrics with no dyes or finishes. Very nice
fabric, but somewhat expensive.
Thai Silks
252 State St.
Los Altos, CA 94022
(800) 722-7455 (in CA 800-221-7455)
415-948-8611
FAX: 415-948-3426
- Large selection of silk scarves for dyeing. Also other types of (colored)
silk fabric for sewing! Just amazingly gorgeous. I bought some beautiful black
silk gabardine and black silk charmeuse to make a nice cocktail dress. Anyway,
they charge $20 for a 400 sample set (can use as credit or get a refund)
plus another $18 due in 30 days.
Exotic Silks
1959 Leghorn Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
800-845-SILK
415-965-7760; FAX: 415-965-0712
- Low prices; discounts for orders over 15 yards of a single fabric. Some
(all?) orders require a $100 minimum per order.
Richard Brooke Fabrics
6131 Luther Lane, Suite 200
Dallas, Tx
214-739-2772
- I have no idea what type of fabrics they carry. Can someone send me a
description?
 
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