Dye is Cast is a small indie hand dyed yarn company located in Philadelphia, PA that specializes in artfully dyed tonal, variegated and speckled colorways for all crafts & makers. Melissa Martinez is the founder, chief indie dyer and creative director behind the company.
Caledonian Dye Works, IncFounded in Philadelphia in 1911 as a cotton warp dyehouse, Caledonian Dye Works is now a fourth-generation family business providing commission dyeing for yarns and blends. Kimberly F. Livingston leads the company, which combines computerized color matching with package and skein dyeing and accommodates lots from 30 to 1,000 pounds. Its color-matching lab and focus on smaller and mid-sized dye lots reflect a long-standing role in the region’s textile trade.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Green Matters Natural Dye CompanySince 2015, Green Matters Natural Dye Company has operated a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania dye house that colors textiles with plant-based ingredients for individuals, designers, and apparel businesses. Its four industrial dyeing machines bring botanical color to production scale, while the studio also makes room for workshops, consulting, and creative residencies. The company’s sustainability work includes collecting rainwater in a 60,000-gallon cistern and composting exhausted plant material for local farmland.
Gist YarnGist Yarn is a small, creative company founded in 2017 by Sarah Resnick to help build a community around weaving. It develops natural-fiber yarns for weavers and supports the craft through original patterns, learning resources, and programs that connect artists with wider textile communities.
DyenomiteDyenomite manufactures tie-dyed and garment-dyed apparel, including custom tie-dye products. The company hand ties and dyes every garment in Hilliard, Ohio and sells primarily wholesale to apparel distributors, with some direct sales to apparel decorators and resellers.HILLIARD, OH