Custom dyeing services in Asheville
We offer a wide variety of textile & teaching services for guilds, groups, schools; bulk dyeing, and wholesale
To view our 2026 document for custom dyeing, click here.
Custom dyeing
Get shirts (and more) dyed for your business, organization, or event, or as a gift for friends and family. We can dye garments for you to sell in your shop or boutique. Small orders or large; wholesale pricing available with reasonable minimums.
Before you reach out: please know that we can only dye natural fibers (made from plants). No synthetics like polyester or nylon.
Check out our 2026 rates & pricing document, plus all of our dyeing styles!
Live Zoom classes
Online tie-dye classes for groups large and small, available across the world. With our Zoom Pro account and two-camera set up, your group gets professional instruction no matter where or when you gather. See pricing & materials info here.
In-person events, demos, lectures
In the Asheville area or WNC region, we bring our “DIY Tie-Dye” booth or table to your event or gathering. Pricing is figured either by the item (# of shirts available) or by the hour. Email us to learn more.
Jessica Kaufman (M.A., Crafts Education, owner/founder) also travels to guest lecture and demonstrate fabric dyeing techniques at Guild meetings, fiber conferences, and folk schools. Reach out for rates & availabilty. View Jess’s current teaching schedule here.
Virtual Textile Arts Presentations & studio tours for your group or guild:
Hire Jessica Kaufman, M.A. Crafts Education, to virtually speak at your guild meeting or textile/fiber arts group gathering. With two degrees in classroom teaching as well as extensive theatrical training, Jess is a prepared and eloquent host for topics including:
a studio tour of WAXON’s workshop areas
demos in a variety of dyeing techniques, including batik
creative business entrepreneurship and its inherent struggles/breakthroughs
Jess’s unique background in textiles & fiber arts and how she created her businesses
Presentations & tours can be tailored to your group’s time constraints and budget.
Email us to set something up!
Feedback from the Frances Irwin Handweavers’ Guild, NJ
Our most frequently asked question: is this dyeable?
At WAXON we only work on cellulose fibers, or fibers that come from plants. We cannot dye any item for you that is not made from a plant fiber, as the dyes that work on synthetic fabrics and protein fibers are very different, can be much more toxic and environmentally unfriendly, or just require a different process than we are prepared for.
Click below to learn more about which fibers are from plants and which are not.
Ideas of what we can do for you:
Bulk orders (100+ shirts dyed for your organization’s event)
Wholesale tie-dye fashion garments (dyed to order and shipped to your boutique)
Party favors (matching tees for your kiddo’s birthday guests; bachelorette tie-dyes for a night on the town; family reunions)
Overdyeing your products (you sew things, we dye them for you)
Custom dyeing of fabrics (we dye yardage, you cut & sew it into your unique products)
Tie-Dye Parties or lessons at your school, club, gym, studio, guild, etc.
Gallery of commissioned works:
100+ tie-dye shirts for Biscuithead merch
30 pairs of ice dyed socks for a gift boutique in TX
Custom dyed gauze table runner for Vintage Indigo
Custom dyed gauze table runner for Vintage Indigo
100+ hand dyed shirts for the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair 2019
Batik shirts for Nightsong Nursery (Atlanta)
Batik shirts for Nightsong Nursery (Atlanta)