Colour reference problem

Hi All,

How do I get a colour reference for a fabric without using a swatch or
going into a shop or a manufacturer with a sample?
If I have a piece of say, watered silk ribbon and I want to order some
more, is there a reference system where I can say \"I need some watered
silk ribbon in colour reference ABC123X\" and that colour reference would
correspond to the colour I need in that fabric? It would be the textile
equivalent of Pantone colours in printing.

Sorry if this is a stupid question. (I\'m famous for them)


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How do I get a colour reference for a fabric without using a swatch or
going into a shop or a manufacturer with a sample?
If I have a piece of say, watered silk ribbon and I want to order some
more, is there a reference system where I can say \"I need some watered
silk ribbon in colour reference ABC123X\" and that colour reference would
correspond to the colour I need in that fabric? It would be the textile
equivalent of Pantone colours in printing.

Yup, there are pantone swatches for fabrics, too, which are expensive.
Many manufacturers also use the Pantine printing colors.
http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone...?ca=4&pg=20378

Kay Lancaster wrote:
How do I get a colour reference for a fabric without using a swatch or
going into a shop or a manufacturer with a sample?
If I have a piece of say, watered silk ribbon and I want to order some
more, is there a reference system where I can say \"I need some watered
silk ribbon in colour reference ABC123X\" and that colour reference would
correspond to the colour I need in that fabric? It would be the textile
equivalent of Pantone colours in printing.

Yup, there are pantone swatches for fabrics, too, which are expensive.
Many manufacturers also use the Pantine printing colors.
http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone...?ca=4&pg=20378

If money is no object then have a look at
http://www.tradeprintsupplies.co.uk/shop/products_list.php?cat=59
Thank goodness I'm colour blind g
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Stronsay, Orkney UK

kevmc had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/textiles/Re-...blem-3947-.htm :
Thanks guys. Do you know if there is an online site with colours relating
to their pantone number? You can search for any colour on Pantone.com but
they ask you for the colour number first. I have the colour but I don't
know it's number. It's not worth our while buying a whole pantone colour
board finding the colour we want then buying the swatches relating to the
colour just for one colour.

Kev

Bruce Fletcher (remove denture wrote:

Kay Lancaster wrote:
How do I get a colour reference for a fabric without using a
swatch or
going into a shop or a manufacturer with a sample?
If I have a piece of say, watered silk ribbon and I want to
order some
more, is there a reference system where I can say "I need
some watered
silk ribbon in colour reference ABC123X" and that colour
reference would
correspond to the colour I need in that fabric? It would be
the textile
equivalent of Pantone colours in printing.

Yup, there are pantone swatches for fabrics, too, which are
expensive.
Many manufacturers also use the Pantine printing colors.

http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone...?ca=4&pg=20378

If money is no object then have a look at
http://www.tradeprintsupplies.co.uk/shop/products_list.php?cat=59
Thank goodness I'm colour blind g


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Can you go to a paint store or someplace like Home Depot and check it
with there color cards
Juno

Or, when I worked in a fabric store, we used the spools of Coats and Clarks
threads.

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"Juno B" wrote in message
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Can you go to a paint store or someplace like Home Depot and check it with
there color cards
Juno

On 07 Dec 2008 19:24:23 GMT, kevmc
wrote:
kevmc had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/textiles/Re-...blem-3947-.htm :
Thanks guys. Do you know if there is an online site with colours relating
to their pantone number? You can search for any colour on Pantone.com but

Unless you've got a really carefully calibrated monitor, the colors
you see online won't match a pantone book anyhow. Your best bet may be
to find a commercial artist or printer who'll let you sit there with your
swatch and play matchy-match.

I belong to a fabric coop that uses the $20 shopping color guide
for describing colors, even if the description is "nearest Blue Green
pg 150 18-4525"
http://www.pantone.com/pages/product...x?pid=327&ca=4

If you did have the number, some Xerox printers have the ability to produce
a swatch of the matching color.

There are also markers available at art stores with Pantone numbers...
you may be able to find a match that way, but there are only about 300
colors.
http://www.shoptheartstore.com/pantone_tria_markers.cfm

Kay