We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving the past and promoting the future of downtown Liberty, Missouri.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving the past and promoting the future of downtown Liberty, Missouri.
There’s a slight breeze in the air before stepping into a room filled with color and imagination. Since 2018, All About Tie Dye has thrived on pigmentation and creativity with its various colors. Offering over 100 permanent dyes and different designs. The owner of this store, Gaileen Jackson, has also been very active around Liberty and loves what she’s doing with the store, a second home for her. Her hobby turned into a lifestyle, as well as a teaching lesson for many individuals wanting to get into arts and tie-dyeing.
Jackson promotes classes at All About Tie Dye that she calls “parties,” encouraging anyone to come in and have fun at her store down by the square. She’s also very helpful in the community and goes to a lot of different high schools and middle schools around the area to let students indulge and create their own art with her help. Bringing all of her supplies and a fun attitude around, which makes a lot of the kids want to participate even more.
“I remember during homecoming week, a couple of ladies came to Liberty High School to help teach and let us tie-dye our shirts for a fun school activity, and I really enjoyed what I was able to create with their help and materials they offered,” senior Addison Fung said, a student who was involved in one of Jackson’s hands-on tie-dye lessons at the high school.
Jackson also dyes a lot of clothes so she can sell them at her store, often going thrifting to find unique shirts that she upcycles and dyes herself in various patterns and colors. She also accepts clothes that other people bring in, dyeing them and bringing those pieces back to life. A great, sustainable way to renovate old clothes and make them look brand new.
“I love fabric, I like creating something different out of something that’s already made. I love taking second-chance opportunities on shirts that are old and forgotten, or fabric that someone’s, you know, kind of passed on. I’ll give it a new life and send it out around again,” Jackson explained. An amazing way to help the environment and shop local at the same time.
