Lab dip
A small swatch of fabric dyed by the mill to match a brand’s colour standard, sent for approval before bulk dyeing.
Mills usually send several lab dips against the brand’s colour standard, often labelled A, B and C, and the brand approves one or asks for another round. The approved dip becomes the target for bulk fabric.
Approvals often come with a condition, such as “approved, but a touch redder,” which the mill then has to dye to.
Where it goes wrong
When an approval with a condition is relayed as a plain “approved,” the mill dyes bulk to the first shade, and the mismatch shows up at inspection.
What Spurby does
Records each submission, who approved it and any condition, and asks the mill to confirm the target before bulk dyeing starts.
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