
Announcement
We ENCOURAGE YOU TO BUY @ SHOPWAXON.COM instead of here! Etsy is not very good to its sellers, and it makes more profit from our handmade items than we do. Help us slowly divest by bookmarking our website, www.shopwaxon.com.
🌾 We’d love it if you’d follow us on instagram! @waxonstudio
Curious about what makes our Ice Dye Kits the best? Here's a video! https://youtu.be/bwXwDbq9cVM
Everything listed here is in stock and ships in 1-3 days, except custom orders, which are dyed when purchased and take 1-2 weeks to ship out.
We are an open arts & crafts workshop in Asheville, NC. Come see us sometime, and make your own uniquely dyed item.
If you don't see what you're dreaming of, contact us and we can make whatever size/color/design you want. We draw in hot wax on fabrics before dyeing them, so virtually any design you love can be rendered into a splashy, crackled, batik look.
Multiples & batches are our speciality. Imagine beautifully hand dyed shirts in different sizes so your family/ club/ team can match.
Local? Book parties & events, take classes & workshops in Western North Carolina:
www.waxonstudio.com/book
🌾 ABOUT OUR DYES
Fiber reactive (“low impact”) dyes have a higher than average absorption rate (around 80% depending on the color). Less water is required in the rinsing process, and less dye runs off in the water. These dyes have a lower impact on the environment than other synthetic dyes.
Low-impact dyes do not contain heavy metals (like chrome, copper and zinc), and they don’t require toxic chemical mordants to fix them to the fiber. We use soda ash, a cousin of baking soda!
Colors on your screen will not represent a perfect match to each dye job. Hand dyed fabrics are created anew with each garment so colors are approximate. That’s the true beauty of hand dyed!
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Reviews
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Christene Clark on Sep 17, 2023
4 out of 5 starsCute label. However, the store only cares for you payment and not delivery of item.
Jessica responded on Sep 17, 2023
I believe this is about the USPS not delivering on time, since that is what you messaged us about. I wish so sincerely that we had any power over the post office! As Etsy sellers, we can only create the labels & drop them off at the USPS; after that, our hands are tied. I’m sorry that you felt the need to lower our rating for that, and glad it apparently arrived (2 days after you messaged). We are artists & small biz owners, not postal service workers.
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Sam on Sep 24, 2023
5 out of 5 starsLoved the vibrancy of the colors and the fact that the dyes are pre mixed makes the whole process so much easier
Jessica responded on Oct 1, 2023
That came out fabulously! I’m glad you appreciate our preparation; I agree, it makes the whole process faster and more streamlined!
About WAXONstudio
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Mood board: some of my favorite fabrics from over the years!
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Some of the very special hand carved teak woodblocks that I commissioned in India, used specifically for batiking.
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Applying dyes in the “direct application” method
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Batiking with an Indonesian tjanting tool.
From the owner: my tie-dye love affair began while teaching at a summer camp in college, and I turned it into a professional life-long passion.
Shop members
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Jess
Owner, Designer, Marketer
Jess has her M.A. in Crafts Education and was the tie-dye, batik, candle making, and block printing leader at a summer camp for 16 years. WAXON is what happened when she decided to start her own business in 2016.
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Lena
Assistant, Creator
Lena is a talented art student, dancer, fiber artist, and model. She started as our Spring 2021 intern, and is now a part-time shop assistant and ice dye artist!
Production partners
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Ink Pusher Screen Printing
Asheville, NC
These guys do the actual screen printing of WAXON's design. They're totally local and work with some of Asheville's best businesses and events!
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Sticker Mule
Denver, CO
They print our designs on stickers!
Shop policies
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Returns & exchanges
Cancellations
Cancellations: accepted
Request a cancellation: within 1 hour of purchase
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Care instructions
Everything we make in our studio has been washed several times, and is ready for you to put on and wear, or toss in your own laundry! Just like anything you buy, water on the cool side will help your garment last longer than hot. But you don’t need to worry about our dyes running.
Wholesale availability
We are very interested in developing new wholesale relationships. Just send us a message!
Seller details
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