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Spent $300 on a fabric swatch book and it saved my entire collection
I was about to drop over two grand on bulk fabric for my spring line. The online photos looked perfect. On a whim, I paid $300 for a physical swatch book from the mill first. The real colors were totally off, way more dull than the screen showed. One of the linens felt cheap and thin in my hands. That book cost me money up front but stopped a huge mistake. Has anyone else had a screen-to-real life color disaster this bad?
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the_brian8d ago
Your monitor probably just needs calibration.
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river_dixon8d ago
Wow, that's a serious difference. What was the actual fabric content listed online versus what the swatch book said? Makes you wonder if the specs were wrong too.
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Ugh, that's so shady! The site said 100% cotton but the swatch tag had 30% polyester. Makes me not trust any of their product details now.
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