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Dye Quantity per Lot Calculator
Enter the lot fabric weight in kg and the shade depth in % on weight of fabric; get the dyestuff in kg and grams for the lot. Formula and worked example included.
Dyestuff
5.4kg
Dyestuff
5,400g
The formula
Dye (kg) = fabric (kg) x shade % / 100.
Worked example
Lot fabric weight: 300 kg, Shade depth: 1.8 % o.w.f.. Result: Dyestuff = 5.4 kg; Dyestuff = 5,400 g.
Assumptions
- Total across the trichromatic split; individual dye shares come from the recipe.
Questions
- How much dye do I need for a lot?
- Dye (kg) = fabric weight (kg) x shade % / 100. A 300 kg lot at 1.8% shade needs 5.4 kg of dyestuff.
- What does % o.w.f. mean?
- On weight of fabric: the dye quantity as a percentage of the dry fabric weight in the lot.
Read the guide
In the platform
Intelactory links each dye batch to its recipe, chemical lots and the fabric rolls it produced, so a shade problem traces back in one step.