Dharma Trading Reviews 15

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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  1. Clothing Store

Written by the company

Dharma Trading Co. was founded in 1969 by Isaac Goff, on the principle that it's possible to be involved in business while maintaining good ethical values. Over 50 years later, his sons David and Sampson have taken over the Company. The company now employs a crew of 60ish folks, about half of whom have been with us 10 or more years! They take your orders, mix your dyes, and pick and pack your orders with care. We continue each day trying to treat our customers, employees, and suppliers as we would like to be treated. We continue to do our best to supply our colorful community with the best dyes and textile supplies straight to you! We carry tie-dyes, ice-dyes, silk dyes, acid dyes, natural dyes, paints, adult and child clothing blanks, home decor blanks, accessory blanks, beautiful natural fabrics by the yard or bolt, yarn, tools, markers, cosplay supplies, chemicals, adhesives, resists, PPE, and a whole mess of other creative spark-makers.


Contact info

  • South McDowell Boulevard Extension 1805, 94954, Petaluma, United States

  • dharmatrading.com

4.3

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The shipping speed took less than a…

The shipping speed took less than a week to get to my door in Canada which is alot better than a lot of shipping in country. A real treat to have Dharma fr dyes in Canada!

9 April 2026
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Thanks for the happy review, Brandy! We're glad everything was smooth and quick for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and reliable

I've purchased from them several times. Items always arrive promptly. Their prices are good.

28 November 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

faulty color

Their website tells you repeatedly that dyes are great for multiple uses, but they are not. They say “splitting” is normal. This means if you want Dutch Chocolate, you will get purple or blue. I’ve been dyeing for years and ice dyeing in particular, and this is a first. No explanation, but many emails saying it’s to be expected.

26 December 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

There service is excellent

There service is excellent. When ordered my first 3 items., ine was out off stock. How ever I contact them . And said it was for my holiday. There straight send the other items by express in 2 days I had the most comfortable cloth I ever had on.

18 September 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Void of customer service.

I’ve been using this company for five years. I got in two different colors of light green and both come our black or muddy brown on iced dyed shirts. I already had moss green which I never use either too dark. The answer. That’s your problem……so who’s another dye company?

2 June 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have ordered setacolor from Dharma…

I have ordered set color from Dharma Trading Company twice. The paint is gorgeous for fabric very good coverage and hiding capability. Plus my first order went to England and so they sent me a new order without charging the extra shipping cost even though it was my fault that it went to England. I didn't fill out the shipping address properly. So I would also include on top of the excellent paint excellent customer service!

13 February 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Price, Quality, and Service all in the same company.

I've been a customer of Dharma's for 20 years and I keep coming back. They have consistently low prices on quality products. They have cheap swatches available for every product so you can know exactly what you're getting before making a large order. Today one of the items I ordered was backordered, and someone reached out to me personally to ask how I wanted that handled, and she was able to substitute a similar item for me so I'd not be delayed in starting my project.

27 July 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recommended!

Dharma is my go-to.

They stock EVERYTHING I need to dye anything!

Plus: Their customer service reps actually know how to dye & what works best with what!

My experiences so far:
Dharma stocks it, gets it to me, and offers great dying tutorials.

17 February 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Execution is not a priority for them

Had a few experiences with Dharma Trading. Ordered many dye only to find out after purchase they ran out on one order. On another order, paid for 3 day shipping and it wasn’t shipped and delivered until a week later. They seem to have a regular problem where their website does not accurately reflect their inventory so many times orders get cancelled after payment was made a few days pass.

24 December 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We ordered over a 100 dollars in dye

We ordered over a 100 dollars in dye. Like most users we needed ALL the colors. Apparently they was out of stock on a few dyes. They only sent a few and refunded us the rest of money Instead of telling us this and giving us an option to cancel the full order (without all dyes we couldn't complete our order) and had to refund our customer. They shouldn't let you order stuff out of stock and then refund after half the order is already shipped. I will not be ordering from here again.

15 September 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dyes should be shipped responsibly

This happened awhile ago but I just tripped over this site today so here is my story.
Dharma mailed some very heavy items in the same box as some very fragile jars of dye, predictably resuling in the dye being smashed and the box leaking dye everywhere on its journey to me. Why not send in two boxes, or at least protect the dye from breakage by putting it in a smaller box or layer of bubble wrap, or at least wrap it in bags so it's less messy when it gets crushed? Their argument is that they cut corners on shipping to save customers money. As if they did me a FAVOR by spilling dye all over multiple people's clothing, vehicles, workplaces etc.
I never asked for this "favor". Personally if I were offered a choice to have a greatly lowered chance of dye spilling everywhere, for an extra ten bucks S&H, I'd choose the upgraded packaging. And what about the courier company drivers and sorters who no doubt had a huge fuss to clean up the leakage too, without the benefit I supposedly enjoyed of saving a few bucks? They have a right to work with non-leaky parcels.
The worst part was not the spill but the lack of remorse. If they had said "Oh that should never have happened and sounds unpleasant! We are sorry!" it would be one thing, even if it was insincere! But they did not apologize or acknowledge that they had erred. They seemed to be saying they accept this happening once in awhile, and have no interest in changing, since it would cost a bit more to do things right.
Their product is nice enough but their non-reaction to hearing about the leaky package was extremely unprofessional, so I would never trust them again in the future and warn people against them whenever I can.
Do not order dye from Dharma unless you're willing to have it end up coating some poor courier employees.

30 June 2019
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