Results: Peace, Love and Tie-Dye

Tie-dye wasn't the brainchild of American hippies during the 1960s. Did you know that traditional methods of tie-dye were formed in India, Japan and Africa as early as the sixth century?

Another form of tie-dye is Shabori, a method that is very similar to modern tie-dye. The Japanese used primarily indigo to dye their garments, which were usually made of silk or hemp. Did you know that silk or hemp could be tie-dyed?

In the 1960s, tie-dye was brought to America through the hippie movement, a youth movement that advocated the sexual revolution, psychedelic rock and protested the Vietnam War. Hippies wanted a way to escape from the strict social norm of the 50s, and tie-dye was just one way of expressing their free-spirited nature. Do you own any tie-dye clothing, jewelry, bedding, or other misc. items?