You don't need
a color swatch card at all, and they mix the exact pigment codes that Sherwin Williams would.
Do you just go to Home Depot with
the color swatch card from Sherwin Williams and try to have them match it?
Pantone
Color Swatch Card is the leading cotton color standard for designers and product developers in apparel, textiles, and soft home.
If you want to color mix, i'd recommend look at the designer
color swatch cards FIRST and then once you're sure they can do the dresses in the different colors you want, look at the styles they offer to see if you like anything.
Not exact matches
Swatch Chart (I typed mine and printed it on a piece of
card stock, punched holes next to each
color, then added a bit of the corresponding yarn... easy peasy!
Pantone
Swatch Cards are dyed within a dE 0.5 tolerance, the most accurate
color standard available
Made on double layered fabric to the most exacting
color specifications, the Pantone
swatch card includes full spectral data and a UV protected pouch for assured
color accuracy in production.
Custom
color swatches can be fully branded and are available in a 4» x 4» double - layered
swatch card, along with spectral data and dye formulations.
The Lace and Sequin
Swatch Cards include the full collection of
colors.
Chiffon and Tulle
Swatch cards are sent as
color stories (similar
colors are grouped together, not individual
swatches).
I had to choose a paint
color in a hurry for the entire downstairs before moving in (during another 40 % off sale), and my method of doing that was just picking from a bunch of paint
card swatches in a matter of a few minutes.
The Chalk Paint ® colour
card uses real paint
swatches to give you an accurate
color sample, with a history of each
color.
Go Up One Once you've determined the basic
color you want (grey, green, white, etc), and you find your eyes drawn to a specific
swatch in that
color family, maybe go up one lighter on the
swatch card.