Hand-dyed fabrics
Hand-dyed fabrics are dyed-to-order, so each piece is freshly prepared for you, the customer. White fabrics from Zweigart are used as the base fabric.
Most of the fabric colours are prepared using a single colour of dye. Some, however, use two or more colours of dye. This can result in even more colours in the final dyed fabrics as the dyes blend where they meet on and in the fabric.
Hand-dyed prices
Because of the huge number of possible fabric type, fabric and size combinations, it is very difficult to show prices for each step of the ordering process. Prices for your selection will show in the shopping cart once you add product to the cart. NB for overseas customers - these prices include GST, which should be removed at the time you complete the shipping information. This information will be double-checked and any tax remaining will be removed before your payment is processed.
For your convenience, the prices for standard cuts of linen and evenweave fabrics are shown in the table below. It should be noted that these are the sizes before dyeing - some shrinkage occurs during dyeing! Price in parentheses is the GST-exclusive price for shipping addresses outside NZ.
Linen | Evenweave | Opalescent | |
Metre (140 x 100cm or 55" x 39.4") | $225.40 ($196.00) | $161.00 ($140.00) | $216.20 ($188.00 |
Fat Half (100 x 70cm or 39.4" x 27.5") | $112.70 ($98.00) | $80.50 ($70.00) | $108.10 ($94.00) |
Fat Quarter (70 x 50cm or 27.5" x 19.7") | $56.35 ($49.00) | $40.25 ($35.00) | $54.05 ($47.00) |
Fat Eighth (50 x 35cm or 19.7" x 13.8") | $28.18 ($24.50) | $20.13 ($17.50) | $27.03 ($23.50) |
Small (35 x 25cm or 13.8" x 9.8") | $14.09 ($12.25) | $10.06 ($8.75) | $13.51 ($11.75) |
Per square centimetre/per square inch | $0.0161/square cm ($0.0140) $0.1040/square inch ($0.090) | $0.0115/square cm ($0.0100) | $0.0154/square cm ($0.0134) |
Custom Cuts
If you require a custom cut, please use the following guidance to determine what size to order:
Step 1: Add your required width and length (in inches or centimetres) and note down the total.
Step 2: Order based on the following guidance -
If your total is more than 33.5" (85cm) and less than 47.2" (120cm) - order a fat quarter;
If your total is more than 47.2" (120cm) and less than 66.9" ((170cm) - order a fat half;
If your total is more than 66.9" (170cm) - order a full metre.
Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all the pieces you wish to order.
Step 4: Use the comments box at checkout to tell us what the actual sizes you require are for each piece.
Oyster
Soft tones of the outer shell and flesh of Bluff oysters (considered a delicacy by some). DMC a..
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Pacific Plum
Gorgeous plum tonings - ripe and luscious!DMC approximation is 553, but more 'plummy' on linen. ..
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Pansy
Pretty purple pansies tending towards inky blue.DMC approximation is 3750 on linen, and a washed-out..
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Parchment
True parchment is made from carefully processing animal skins (using some pretty awful 'stuff' along..
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Passionfruit
The lovely bluey purple colour of the skin of ripe passionfruit.DMC approximation is darker than 383..
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Paua
A combination of green and pinks - colours that can be found in the paua shell. The patches are very..
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Peach Schnapps
Cool creamy flesh tones. DMC approximation is 948 on linen and paler on evenweave. This colour ..
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Peppermint
Fresh limey-mint colours, reminiscent of pale new leaves emerging in spring.DMC approximation is yel..
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Periwinkle
Beautiful lavendery tones of soft periwinkle. DMC approximation is a blend of 341 and 211 on li..
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Pink Lemonade
Gorgeous pale and subtle blend of baby pink on a background of natural creamy yellow. Mottled fabric..
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Pink Magnolia
The dusky pink of classic magnolia blossoms.DMC approximation is a washed out version of 3860 on lin..
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Pipi
Named after another NZ seafood delicacy! Soft greyish-brown with hints of pink.DMC approximation is ..
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Pirongia Mist
Ever so soft pale grey with patches of lavender and purple. The lavender/purple tonings are more pro..
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Ponga Log
Rich dark chocolate brown, like the logs of the NZ brown tree fern. Ponga logs are a favourite - and..
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Pumice
Sandy pumice stone ... grey-brown. Pumice stone can be found in abundance in the rivers flowing from..
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Purple Haze
The purplish haze that hangs over distant hills on a hot and hazy day.No close DMC colour match, but..
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Raglan Surf Break
The frothy foam caps of breaking waves at Raglan, on the west coast of the North Island - a favourit..
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Red Hot Poker
The flower of the red hot poker plant - so named because it looks like a poker that has just been re..
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Rimu
A warm soft golden terracotta brown, very reminiscent of the timber from the native rimu tree. DMC a..
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Riverstone
The grey-blue of river stones washed down and smoothed by the running water over many millennia.DMC ..
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Rose Petals
A lovely soft blend of subtle pink, lavender and blue, sometimes with white in the background. The p..
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Royalty
In the classical world only those in power could afford the dyes needed to make purple fabric. Rich ..
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Rustic Glow
Lovely warm colour reminiscent of a glowing sunset. DMC approximation ius 3778 on linen and 3779/407..
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Sahara
Golden-orange rusty colour of the drifting sands of the Sahara DesertDMC approximation is 754 on lin..
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Sandstone
The greenish-grey of sandstone.DMC approximation 524 on linen, and 453 on evenweave.This colour work..
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Scoria
Cascades of reddish-coloured scoria tumbling down the sides of a volcano many millennia after the er..
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Seaside
Clear fresh blue skies of a summer's day at the seashore. DMC approximation is brighter than 827 on ..
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Shepherds' Delight
Red in the morning, shepherd's warning; red at night, shepherd's delight. A pretty blue with flashes..
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Shortbread
The colour of freshly baked shortbread sending the rich buttery aroma wafting through the house. DMC..
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Silver Birch
The silvery-beige tones of the bark of NZ's silver birch tea. DMC approximation is close to 3023 on ..
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