| Card | 12 shades on card |
|---|---|
| Bases | 4 base cloths represented |
| Swatch | 10 × 10 cm piece |
| Source | current lot sourced |
Definition
A card is not a colour promise: it is a reference to a lot that existed. Each card is cut from fabric dyed in the current period, so shades on it are what recent production has looked like — the closest honest proxy for what a future lot will do.
Buyers use it to answer three questions at once: how dark, how matte, and how much the two faces differ on the base they intend to order.
How the card is built
Twelve offcuts, each folded so both faces show, stapled to a plain board with the base cloth and the dyeing day written in pencil. No coating, no laminate: a sealed swatch photographs well and lies about the hand.
What to check before signing a spec
Rub a swatch hard against white cotton and look at the mark; hold one to a window; flex two between your hands and listen. Those three checks tell you more about this cloth than any figure we could put on the card.
All figures on this page are illustrative sample values, not measured specifications.
Do you credit the swatch cost against an order?
Yes, on the first production order from the same card. Say so in the enquiry and we will quote the card at zero against that order rather than refunding it later.