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June 11, 2018 by Tien Chiu

Pictures of 1000 dye samples are now online!

A quick note to let y’all know: I’ve posted 1000 of my 1500 dye samples on my website, along with an extensive write-up about my dye process. The other 500 samples are still being photographed, but they should be up later this week.

Here’s the link to the master page:

Dye Sample Project

Please spread the word! It was a LOT of work photographing everything, color-correcting the images, and writing/posting the documentation for the samples. I did it because I thought others might find them useful – so please let others know they’re there!

dye sample books
dye sample books

 

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  1. Keesha Standley says

    June 11, 2018 at 6:05 pm

    This is the most amazing post I have seen about color. To dye for!

  2. Merna says

    June 11, 2018 at 10:39 pm

    Fabulous “” thank you Tien!!!

  3. Linda says

    June 12, 2018 at 5:28 am

    So wonderful! Thank you so very much for sharing this

  4. Mandi Ballard says

    June 13, 2018 at 10:49 am

    Did you know that Deb Menz sells dye sample books? They’re for lanaset dyes on wool. The book is not cheap, and she has two volumes. I just bought one and will buy the second one when she has it ready. Very worth the price, imo. Just a thought, should you ever consider selling sample sets.

    • Tien Chiu says

      June 28, 2018 at 11:08 am

      I do! Honestly, though, it’s still not worth the immense labor of dyeing and putting together the sample books. I can’t imagine doing it!

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