Reworked | Mermaid Geode Waffle Long Sleeve - Size 3T

TIED BY HAND. DYED BY HAND. IMPOSSIBLE TO REPEAT.

The Mermaid Geode Waffle Long Sleeve started completely white.

From there, the garment was carefully tied by hand to create a geode-inspired resist pattern before being individually dyed in layers of purple, teal, smoky navy and soft blue.

When those ties came off, they revealed the irregular light lines running through the color—creating the organic, stone-like formations that make this piece so good. And because those markings are created by the actual dye process rather than printed onto the fabric, this exact pattern can never happen again.

The textured waffle knit makes it even better, catching the color differently across the fabric and giving the whole piece a perfectly imperfect, lived-in Blackwell feel.

THE DETAILS

• Listed size 3T
• Original Garanimals garment
• Waffle-knit texture
• Long sleeves
• Three-button henley neckline
• Started as a white garment
• Hand-tied + hand-dyed by Blackwell Kids Co.
• Purple, teal, smoky navy + soft blue palette
• Geode-inspired resist pattern
• 1 OF 1 

THE REWORKED DIFFERENCE

This isn't a printed tie-dye pattern.

The original white garment was physically folded and tied by hand before dyeing, creating areas where the dye could penetrate deeply and others where the original fabric resisted the color.

Those thin, winding light lines are the result.

Every fold, tie, overlap and concentration of dye affected the final pattern—which means even if we used the exact same colors and process again, we couldn't make another one exactly like it.

GARMENT ORIGIN

Original garment: Garanimals
Listed size: 3T
Reworked by: Blackwell Kids Co.
Blackwell alterations: Hand-tied + hand-dyed geode treatment

This is an independently altered/reworked garment. Blackwell Kids Co. is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the original garment manufacturer.