Why Natural Fibre Wall Coverings Need a Dye Lot Check Before You Order

Natural fibre wall coverings are dyed in batches rather than continuously, and colour can vary noticeably between dye lots even within the same named colourway — a difference that's easy to miss on a small sample but obvious once two lots are hung on adjacent wall sections.

The practical fix is straightforward: confirm the full roll quantity needed for a project before placing the order, and request that Fabrich reserve stock from a single dye lot for the entire run. Reordering partway through a project, after the original dye lot has sold out elsewhere, is the most common way this problem actually happens.

This applies most to Arte's Textura range, where the visible fibre variation that gives the collection its character also makes dye lot mismatches more noticeable than they would be on a smooth printed wall covering.