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Market vendors tie-dye Eugene
Rain (alls on the tents of
merchants at Saturday
Market
A woman dressed as the Stat
ue of l iberty casualty walks by, her
crown dripping wet as she stops
to look at homemade garments for
sale A troubled man struts through
the market strumming his guitar
yelling that the end of the world
is near T le dyed men's underwear
hang by clothespins from a line,
sel'rng for $5 a pair
It's business as usual for Steve
Oppenheimer as well as other
venders, who stand out in the
ram waiting for customers to buy
handcrafted garments and items
Oppenheimer, who has been
selling his clothing in the same
spot at the Saturday Market lor
live years, said many people in
Eugene wear unique clothing
Tie-dyes are just one ot the vari
ous original styles lor which he
has developed a large clientele
"I don't think it's any more pop
ular than polyester clothes that
Frederick and Nelson imports."
he said It's ]us! more creative
and unique which makes T more
noticeable "
Oppenheimer sells batik cloth
ing. in which he makes a design
on the garment wrth wax He then
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Tla-dya fathlona art popular
with young and old allka.
dyes the garment, and boils it to
remove the wax — leaving the
design in the fabric
Oppenheirner said it is his rela
tionship with his customers that
sets the market business apart
Irom those in malls and shopping
centers
"You get to know me when you
buy something from me.” Oppen
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neimer saia i can ten yog now it
was made, and what ft means to
me.
"Thai s a lot different than
going into Target. Penny's or The
Bon. and buying some imperson
al garment off the rack that was
made 2.500 miles away by
someone who's getting paid
three cents a day.'' he said
The close customer relation
ship is also part of business for
Steve DeMentt, who sells tie
dyed clothing at the market and
knows many of his customers by
name.
Satisfied customers such as
Jimmy Hendrick of Florence
spread word of DeMentt's talent.
Once when Hendrick came to
pick up a jacket that DeMeritt tie
dyed for him, he brought a pack
of new sheets to have tie dyed as
well,
DeMentt achieves the tie-dyed
effect by binding fabric with rub
ber bands, and applying the dye
with squeeze bottles
He does not create designs
solely for other people There are
many items he dyes tor himself,
such as shirts, fanny packs and
even tie dyed dollar bills, which
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