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Mottled Tie- Dye Adult Shirt

A playful splash of color handmade your way.

$20.00

🌈 Bright, bold, and full of good vibes — every shirt we make starts with color, creativity, and a whole lot of Captain Tie Dye spirit. Each one is created one at a time, which means your shirt has its own personality from the very beginning.

This listing features our Mottled design, a playful, free‑form pattern created by scrunching the shirt and applying dye in organic splotches. You can choose Big Mottled for larger, bold patches of color, or Mottled for a more dotted, speckled look. Because every shirt is dyed by hand, the spots will fall differently each time — that’s part of the charm.

Choose any one to four colors you love, and we’ll blend them into a vibrant, one‑of‑a‑kind mottled piece made just for you. Just tell us your color choices in the box provided, and we’ll take it from there.

Made by the Captain — crafted with the same playful energy and colorful heart that’s been part of our tie‑dye journey since 2013.

Made Just for You: Each shirt is handcrafted to order, which means the piece you receive will be uniquely yours. You’re selecting the colors you love, and we’ll tie‑dye your shirt to match that look — but it won’t be an exact replica of the photo. Variations are part of the charm of handmade tie‑dye work, ensuring every shirt has its own one‑of‑a‑kind character.

Mottled Design:
Mottled shirts are created by scrunching the fabric and applying dye in free‑hand splotches. There’s no set pattern — just organic spots and splashes of color. Each piece will have its own natural flow and variation.

Enter your preferred colors in the box provided. Choose one to four colors.

Saturation: Most of our designs are made with full saturation, meaning the colors will be rich and vibrant with little to no white showing. For Mottled shirts, saturation varies by style:

  • Big Mottled can be nearly full saturation

  • Mottled is usually more partial, leaving more white space. 

If you prefer more (or less) white in your shirt, just let us know when you list your colors. (If you choose red and blue and want a red‑white‑and‑blue look, please specify partial saturation.)

Captain Tie Dye will contact you to confirm your color plan before dyeing your shirt, ensuring your custom piece turns out exactly the way you imagine.

Additional custom color options may be possible — contact us for details.

 

Color choices

100% cotton

  • Wash with like colors

  • Use mild detergent (no bleach)

  • Tumble or hang to dry