Dyeing

Marble Checkerboard Pattern Dye Job

By Lacrosse Playground | August 18, 2011 |
For this head I wanted something a little more flashy that would grab some attention on the field. So, I decided on an full head checkerboard with large squares and some marbling on top. First, I covered the head in large squares doing my best to make the pattern fit. Read More...

Drexel Hot Glue Dye Job

By Lacrosse Playground | August 8, 2011 |
I got a call from a recent Georgetown Prep graduate on his way to Drexel to play, who said he needed a head done by tonight (Thursday August 4th) so it could be "strung up and ready to use tomorrow" (Friday August 5th). I'm like, "you are nuts!" However, we discussed what he is looking for with his Drexel dye. Read More...

Justin Smith’s Custom Code Blue Chrome heads

By Lacrosse Playground | August 5, 2011 |
Code Blue athlete Justin Smith shared his custom chrome dyed heads with us. The heads are faded from blue to chrome and contain Code Blue graphics on the lip and sides. Read More...

Yeardley Love Dye Job

By Lacrosse Playground | August 5, 2011 |
A little while ago I was contacted by an old high school teammate of mine, Danny Glading, to dye up some 1Love themed heads for him, Ken Clausen, and Brian Carroll so they can show there love and support for the foundation. He asked to have them in their current team colors: Bayhawks and Outlaws. Read More...

Snakeskinned with Stylin’ Strings

By Lacrosse Playground | July 29, 2011 |
For this episode, Stylin Strings chopped out an STX Crux 10 degree head. This Lax County Choppers issue is over-the-top with an idea that came from an in-store customer Lindsay Ingram of York, PA. She was in-and-out of the shop two or three times throwing ideas around. Read More...

Chrome GYM TAN LAX Heads, Part 1

By Lacrosse Playground | July 20, 2011 |
I came up with this concept when I first became aware of the GYM TAN LAX gear at the 2011 Final Four game through a mutual friend from the Florida region. My original intention was to simply dye a bunch of white sticks with the logo on the stick and then I was able to get my hands on some heads. Read More...

New Stick, Old School

By Lacrosse Playground | June 28, 2011 |
Although I played in goal, I always had a small stick to throw around with, usually with my good buddy, Ed. My first stick was a middie stick cut to attack length. Meh — not a very good stick. Later, with this example of mediocrity as my guide, I chose a really beautiful attack stick from the lot my coach brought back from the East. Somewhere along the line, I lost it.

Maryland Flag Dye

By Lacrosse Playground | June 28, 2011 |
I dyed this head for myself to use for club lacrosse this summer. I wanted something that would turn heads and get some attention on the field. It is dyed with a maryland flag theme with the outline of the state of Maryland and a black and red checkerboard fade.

Biggest Dye Job Ever

By Lacrosse Playground | June 22, 2011 |
For this episode of Stylin Strings Lax County Choppers, the team at Stylin Strings got a call from the manufacturer Harrow with an idea that could make custom dyeing history. Dye 100 heads in 3 weeks! Stylin’ Strings and Harrow had worked together years before on a big pocket order but this request was a volcano in proportion.

East Coast Lacrosse Dye

By Lacrosse Playground | June 22, 2011 |
My pal, Jason, emailed me a while back requesting a new batch of East Coast Conditioning heads dyed and strung up. Here are four of the six.

Custom Strung Sticks from Lacrosse Unlimited

By Lacrosse Playground | June 14, 2011 |
Our friends at Lacrosse Unlimited have been stringing and dyeing some insane sticks lately. The managers at their brick and mortar stores are gurus to say the least especially Mike Doino. He has kindly taken the time to elaborate on some of their recent work.

Max Seibald's Wild Wild West Dye Job

By Lacrosse Playground | June 9, 2011 |
Lacrosse Unlimited dyed a Wild Wild West themed Brine Clutch for Denver Outlaws' Max Seibald. The head features Seibald's name, number 42, and the Outlaws' logo. The dye resembles a wood grain finish and was even categorized as graffiti by LU. Keep Reading...