Name: Anne

Message: Hello
I am a spinner and live in the UK where lanacet dyes are not available. Do you know of a supplier in the UK or would you ship to the UK and at what cost?

Lanaset dyes are made by Huntsman Textile Effects, and can be difficult to find locally. They are excellent dyes, rich in color and extremely resisting to washing; they are well worth seeking out.

I am not sure if Town End Leeds, which is in the UK and sells Huntsman dyes, deals in the small quantities required by hand dyers. Please look at http://www.textile-dyes.co.uk/.

If you order your dyes from another country, be sure to specify to your supplier whether you want fast, expensive shipping, or slow inexpensive shipping. In many cases, a website will offer only the more expensive shipping, making the total cost prohibitive, but if you call on the phone, you can request the less expensive and slower shipping. Sometimes dyes ordered from the US are less expensive than the same quantities of the same dyes purchased in the UK, even after you add in the cost of overseas shipping.

Kraftkolour in Australia will ship Lanaset dyes to the UK, but they are still closed (5/22/2009) as the result of damage in the wildfires. Expect them to return in a few weeks. [Update: they are now open!]

In the US, PRO Chemical & Dye will ship Lanaset dyes internationally; their prices are the best I've seen anywhere. They sell a sample-size kit for beginners. Earth Guild also ships internationally, and provides the option of smaller package sizes. Paradise Fibers says that they ship to Great Britain.

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