Description
A recycled T-shirt that has been dyed in a shibori tie-dye technique with natural Indigo dye. 100% cotton shirt, size is L. This design is made by machine stitching the tshirt before dyeing, so the tshirt has stitch marks.
Shibori is the ancient Japanese art of resist dyeing that uses binding,
folding, clamping and stitching to create patterns. Adopted in the west
as a "refined" version of tie-dyeing, it creates an unending array of
interesting effects. Some patterns are easy to create, some require
hours of patient stitching.
Indigo is a natural dyes that works very well with Shibori.
All natural dyed products are unlikely to be 100% colour fast, so please
wash separately, in cold water with weak, mild detergent. Dry in the
shade, and do NOT tumble dry, and never treat with bleach or stain
remover. This will help stop the colour fading over time.
Lastly, please note, we are not a big industrial dye house, we are a
small backyard setup and as such, we do not achieve perfect results.
Sometimes blue gets where it shouldn't and sometimes the large areas of
blue are not all one perfect shade. We do not "fix" them by adding
colour or bleaching it away when it gets where it shouldn't. What comes
out of the vat is what you get. We use natural dyes, not synthetic and
try to use organics instead of strong chemicals at every stage.
