Really GOOD TieDye?

[jbsegal]

So, I have 4 really nice tie dyed t-shirts, 3 from these folks - later 'this guy' - from central VA, dba Yakshi, one from some unknown source.

Unfortunately, all 4 of them are dying from age and wear. More unfortunately, Yakshi's no longer doing clothing - the last time I saw him, he was only doing large art hangings.

So who's got a source of exceedingly good tie-dyed t-shirts they want to share?

(Yes, I know. I don't ACTUALLY need any more t-shirts... but I'd like to have some good tie-dye... And hell, if they have some really exquisite fabrics, maybe I'll have Maxwell's make me a tie-dyed formal shirt next time they're in town. ;)

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[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

If I had more time before I left, I am a source of exceedingly good tie dyed shirt. As well as some duds. But mostly good. I learned to dye from someone who dyed with the Dead. I consider that a fairly good provenance for my skills.

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

You'll be back. We can talk. :)

Wild Child

[(Anonymous)]

Wild Child Tie-Dyes is a mom-and-pop business located in Pelham (about 3 miles from our house, in fact!). They're at a lot of the folk festivals and such. I've got three of her shirts so far and really like them. Their new organic shirts are very comfortable. Great colors and nice people.

http://www.wildchildtiedyes.com

See ya tomorrow!
-Seth

[coraline]

yeah there's this fantastic place... in pike place market in seattle :)

(more usefully, i know i've seen some nice ones at some point more recently... if i remember where i'll let you know :)

[amsra.livejournal.com]

Really? Been a while since I did Pike Place.... Don't remember a really good tye die place tho. I am in the Seattle area tho, could you be more specific as to where in the Market it is?

[coraline]

well, i can't rmember exactly... it was in the sort of outdoor arts&crafts faire section, and this was somewhat over a year ago. i can go look in the label of the shirt i bought and see if there's a name...

[amsra.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if it was in the kinda outdoor spaces, those kinda come and go. If you can come up with a name, would appreciate it a lot :)

[sauergeek.livejournal.com]

Pike Place Market is at the waterfront end of Pike St in downtown Seattle. It's a permanent set of buildings with lots of random little shops in them.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

flyingwolf will be peddling her tie-dyed wares on Dealer's Row at Arisia. Not sure if her stuff is up your alley or not.

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

The URL for her site is: http://www.britecloth.com/

[donnad.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Maria does a great job with her tie dyes and she'll be at Arisia.

[amsra.livejournal.com]

So glad you asked this question JB, as I am in the same situation. All my good tie dye is suffering from lots of wear and tear. Will be checking out the links in the replies :)

[amberwood.livejournal.com]

Amsra, Theres a guy up in Stanwood, WA who does cool Tie-day and also the Eugene, Oregon Saturday market has incredible stuff. Hmmm...summer would be a better time, but I bet you could it some from the Love Isreal compound Garlic Festival also.

[leahseraph.livejournal.com]

Portland Saturday Market usually has some pretty good stuff - I'd try checking out craft fair type stuff around Boston. That seems to be where the really good people sell stuff, often.

[yakshaver.livejournal.com]

You beat me to it — by far my favorite tie-die shirt I've gotten in 20 years is one I picked up at Portland Saturday Market a couple of years ago.

Really good tie-dye

[dyedinvt.livejournal.com]

If you are looking for good tie-dye, I've been tie-dyeing for 29 years. Check my site http://www.tie-dyes.com/