Tie Dye Wholesaler

What Tie Dye Wholesaler does

Tie Dye Wholesaler (operating under parent entity Mountain Dye Studio) is a B2B wholesale manufacturer of hand-dyed tie-dye garments, headquartered in Belgrade, Montana. The company produces and distributes dyed apparel to retailers, screen printers, event organizers, musicians, and artists, operating through an e-commerce storefront and direct phone/email ordering channels. It was established in the mid-1980s and has been co-owned by Dawn Barger and Greg Schiefelbein since 2022.

The product portfolio centers on hand-dyed garments built from a proprietary design library of more than 600 patterns accumulated over several decades. The company's most differentiated technical capability is the proprietary "Graffiti Dri-Dye" process, which extends hand-dyeing to polyester substrates that conventional dye methods handle poorly. Orders are structured with minimum piece counts (24 per design, or 12 under the same-day tier) and tiered volume discounts at 100, 250, 500, and 750 pieces, supported by same-day shipping on qualifying orders. A custom design service offers bespoke color matching and one-off patterns to wholesale buyers.

The business model is straightforward B2B wholesale: revenue is generated per-piece on small-batch dye orders, with average selling price lifted by volume tiering, customization premiums, and a "Made in Montana" origin marker. Customer acquisition is primarily direct via the e-commerce site and inbound wholesale relationships rather than paid marketing at scale. The company operates with 11-50 employees and has not raised external capital.

Name

Tie Dye Wholesaler

Legal name

Mountain Dye Studio

Website

https://tiedyewholesaler.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tie Dye Wholesaler (Mountain Dye Studio) is a Belgrade, Montana-based B2B wholesale manufacturer of hand-dyed tie-dye garments serving retailers, screen printers, event organizers, musicians, and artists via its proprietary Dri-Dye process and 600+ design library.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Tie Dye Apparel Manufacturing

NAICS

Apparel Manufacturing (315), Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (3159)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Apparel Dyeing, Printing, Finishing & Laundries (CRAAAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Finishing & Dyeing Contract Services (Job Work/Toll Processing) (IMAOACAL)

Keywords

• Wholesale tie dye apparel
• Custom hand-dyed garments
• Screen printing blanks
• Bulk custom merchandise
• Made-to-order tie dye

Headquarters

HQ city

Belgrade

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Garment Sales: One-time sale of handcrafted tie dye garments to wholesale buyers including retailers, screen printers, event organizers, and custom merchandise buyers. Volume discounts applied at 100, 250, 500, and 750 piece thresholds.
2. Custom Design Services: Collaboration with customers to create custom tie dye designs tailored to their branding, including exclusive colorways, custom patterns for merchandise drops, and sourcing of specific garment types.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tie Dye Wholesaler is a wholesale manufacturer of hand-dyed and tie dyed garments, producing 600+ unique designs across Classic, Modern, Easy-to-Screenprint, and Graffiti collections on 20+ garment styles (tees, hoodies, sweatshirts, tanks, infant/toddler wear, accessories) in sizes from infant to 5XL. The company offers a custom tie dye design service for bespoke patterns and color matching, orders through its e-commerce site, phone, and email, and ships finished goods to retailers, screen printers, event organizers, and branded merchandise buyers across the U.S.

Product overview

Tie Dye Wholesaler is a wholesale tie dye clothing manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of handcrafted tie dye apparel. The product lineup centers on four main design collections: Classic Tie Dye (traditional patterns like Swirls, Hurricanes, Bullseyes, and Patriotic designs), Modern Tie Dye (contemporary styles including Infusions, Geodes, Clouds, Crinkles, and Bleach/Mineral Wash effects), Easy-to-Screenprint (decorator-friendly designs with solid areas for artwork), and Graffiti (urban-inspired patterns using proprietary Dri-Dye technology). The company also offers Custom Tie Dye Design Services for bespoke creations and Same-Day Shipping Designs for urgent orders. All designs are available across a wide range of garment types (t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, tank tops, infant/toddler apparel, accessories) in sizes from infant to adult 5XL. Products are made-to-order with a standard 24-piece minimum and shipped within 5-15 business days.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Classic Tie Dye Collection Traditional tie dye patterns including Swirls, Hurricanes, Breakers, Cascades, Sleeve Designs, Bullseyes, Vees, Tiger Stripes, Hearts, Footballs, Ribbons, Patriotic designs, Hoodies, Sweatshirts, and Overruns. All handcrafted and made-to-order. Designed for retailers, screen printers, event organizers, and custom merchandise buyers purchasing wholesale tie dye blanks.
• Modern Tie Dye Collection Contemporary tie dye styles featuring Infusions (marble-effect), Geodes and Slopes (crystal-inspired patterns), Bleach and Mineral Wash (vintage texture), Clouds (pastel patterns), Crinkles (crumple designs), Floods (dip-dyed styles), and Unique Designs (glitch art, aurora effects). Targeted at retailers and brands seeking current fashion-forward tie dye blanks.
• Easy-to-Screenprint Collection Tie dye designs with solid areas (body, center, left breast pocket) optimized for screen printing or embroidery decoration while maintaining tie dye aesthetics. Designed for screen printers, decorators, and brand merchandise buyers who need consistent blanks with clean printable zones.
• Graffiti Collection Urban-inspired tie dye designs with sharp-edged patterns, combining bold shirt and ink colors. Uses proprietary Dri-Dye technology and can be applied to 100% polyester moisture-wicking garments and cotton/polyester performance blends in addition to standard cotton. Designed for performance apparel buyers, sports teams, and urban-inspired brand merchandise.
• Custom Tie Dye Design Service Collaborative custom design service where the company works with customers to create bespoke tie dye patterns inspired by logos, album art, PMS colors, or other reference materials. Includes custom colorways, matched apparel sets, and specialty garment sourcing. Requires 100-piece minimum. Targeted at musicians, artists, brands, and event organizers seeking unique merchandise.
• Same-Day Shipping Designs Pre-made tie dye designs available for immediate shipment with a reduced minimum order of 12 pieces (vs. standard 24). Orders placed before 12 pm Mountain Time ship same day in Adult S-3XL sizes on 5.0 oz 100% cotton tees. Designed for urgent orders from screen printers, event organizers, and retailers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Non-toxic fiber reactive dyes that will not bleed or fade, changing only the color of cotton fiber without affecting decorating capabilities.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Broken Arrow Wear: Broken Arrow Wear is a long-standing custom tie dye apparel manufacturer offering hand-dyed garments to wholesale buyers. Most directly comparable peer: same craft, same B2B wholesale motion, same tie-dyed cotton apparel focus.
• The Mountain: The Mountain produces tie dye and graphic-printed apparel (notably the Three Wolf Moon Moon tee and a deep tie dye lineup) sold wholesale and direct. Direct competitor in handcrafted tie dye t-shirts and apparel with overlapping B2B and retail channels.
• Colortime Dye Works: Colortime is a tie dye apparel manufacturer and dye supplier serving both wholesale customers and DIY crafters. Direct peer in hand-dyed tie dye garment production with overlapping custom design services.

Emerging players

• Printful: Printful is a leading print-on-demand and drop-shipping apparel platform offering DTG, embroidery, and sublimation decoration with no minimums. Emerging competitor pressing into the custom-merch and team-apparel space that Tie Dye Wholesaler serves, with much faster turnaround.
• Underground Printing: Underground Printing (Underground Shirts) is a US custom apparel decorator serving businesses, events, and Greek life with screen printing, embroidery, and digital decoration. Adjacent competitor for screen printers, event organizers, and team merchandise buyers.

Broad incumbents

• CustomInk: CustomInk is the largest B2B custom apparel platform in the US, serving groups, teams, events, and businesses. Broader incumbent that competes for the same screen-print and event-organizer buyers but uses digital printing rather than tie dye as its core method.
• SanMar: SanMar is one of the largest US apparel wholesalers, supplying blank and decorated apparel to screen printers, embroiderers, and promotional products distributors. Broad incumbent competing for the same screen-printer and decorator buyer, though SanMar sells blanks rather than tie-dyed garments.
• Gildan: Gildan is one of the largest global manufacturers of blank apparel (tees, hoodies, fleece) sold wholesale for decoration. Broad incumbent supplying the blank garment substrate layer beneath the custom decoration industry that Tie Dye Wholesaler serves.

Others

• Dharma Trading Co. Dharma Trading is a major supplier of fiber reactive dyes, fabrics, and tie dye supplies to DIY makers and small studios, plus an educational hub for the tie dye craft. Enabling/ecosystem peer that supplies the same dye chemistry Tie Dye Wholesaler uses.
• Tulip (Duncan Enterprises): Tulip is the dominant consumer tie dye kit brand (one-step dyes, kits, accessories) owned by Duncan Enterprises. Adjacent/ecosystem peer operating in tie dye but at the consumer DIY end rather than wholesale apparel manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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