WHO ARE WE
David Harding & Katharine McHardie, working from our base in Woodville, Southern Hawkes Bay.

WHAT DO WE DO
We retail Dyes for Flax, for Animal Fibres and for Cotton to the Craftspeople of New Zealand. We freight all over NZ. If we can, we assist customers who want items dyed. Instruction guides, and starter kits available. We sell helping chemicals.

HOW DO YOU CONTACT US

WHO ARE OUR CUSTOMERS

Weavers, Spinners and Carders, Felters and Quilters, Silk-workers, Kete-makers and Flower-makers and Flax workers

We supply individuals, guilds, groups and a handful of retailers.
 

FLAX DYES

PHORMALAN DYES are effective easy to use liquid dyes for flax, raffia, and other similar fibres. Just add flax and dye to water and heat to the boil.

Colours
Black, Blue, Bright Green, Bright Yellow, Forest Green, Golden Yellow, Magenta, Maroon, Mid Brown, Mint Green, Purple, Red, Turquoise, and Yellow. Users can easily mix other colours themselves. .

Prices include GST: NB Courier freight is additional: 250ml = $7.50, 500ml = $12.50, 1L = $20, 2L=$30, 4L=$60. 

WOOL DYES

For wools, silks, alpaca, mohair, feathers, possum, and other animal fibres.

Sizes  25g, 50g, 100g, 200g, 500g or 1kg.
Prices Most are $9 for 25gm, and $15 for 50gm inc GST. Some colours cost a little more.
Ask to be sent a full colour pricelist

Acid Dyes for Wool & Silk: 22 shades
Simple to use. Excellent light and wash fastness. Ideal for hot dyeing of fleece or of spun fibre, using acetic acid. Easy to blend colours to get the shades you need. Also suitable for nylon

Fibre Reactive Dyes for Wools & Silk
The 15 shades of this range are ideal for cold dying. E.g. Presoak the fibre in Teri Dyes Wool & Silk Base Solution, then drip, brush, spray, pour, paint or soak on the dye solution to get the effect desired… then wrap and leave in a warm  place to fix... or steam or microwave...

COTTON  DYES

For cottons, linen, silk, rayon, chenille,
for embroidery threads, quilting fabrics
Sizes  25g, 50g, 100g, 200g, 500g or 1kg.

Procion Fibre Reactive dyes 14 shades
Procions for cotton & other plant fibres can be used with cold or hot dyeing methods.  All 25gm pottles cost $7, and all 50gm are $11.00.

DRIMARENE Fibre Reactive dyes 18 shades
Drimarene modern dyes can be used with hot or cold methods.
Prices: most are $9 for 25gm, and $15 for 50gm. Some colours cost a little more.
Ask to be sent a full colour pricelist

CHEMICALS for dyeing WOOL&COTTON
Acetic Acid, Cotton/Wool Base Solution, Glaubers Salts, Imerol XND, Leonil KS-C, Lyogen FN, Lyogen MF, Soda Ash, Urea

Ph 06 376 4400,
Box 85, Woodville 4945

Updated 11/08/09