Triple Z Threadz Style: Texas

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It’s that wonderful time of year again, folks. Every hotel in the city will be booked just about solid, and many locals are even subject to making a few bucks off of luxury couch placement during this annual festival. Given just about two weeks of comedy, film, music and information, you’ll find it hard to keep up on just where to go. No need to sweat though, we here at Triple Z Threadz always have a few sweet recommendations up our sleeves.

There is never a shortage of quality comedians and filmmakers in town for the event, taking up a majority of the first week of SXSW nightlife. But it’s the following week, the music portion, that dominates the city from dusk til dawn. We suggest grabbing the nearest bad ass, embroidered pearl snap in your closet and heading to a few of these showcases we’ll be attending.

The Continental Club, just down the street from our iconic South Congress location,  will be hosting bands from noon until just about 2am from the 16-18th of March to promote local artists, an excellent place to spot one of our infamous ‘Bowie’ or ‘Snake Lady’ designs. Heading more downtown, though, you’ll be immersed in live music on just about every corner.

Many folks have gotten to know us here at Triple Z Threadz over the 13+ years that we’ve been around, from our start in the artist markets of South Congress all the way up until we first opened our flagship store in March of 2016. There are always plenty of questions that people ask us, since we are a bit off the cuff from your standard shopping experience. One of the most important of these, however, lies in our bread and butter, the embroidery itself. It’s an important piece of the process to us here at the shop, and it’s the final step to bringing our visions to life before we tag them and put them up for display in the shop (like the beauties they are).

Our embroidery designs all start out as something rather simple, an idea. From there it’s sketched into existence, and then the magic begins to occur. We hand off our end of this deal to our Master Embroiderer Lucas at his shop in South Austin, so that they may soon come to life. All of our threads for our embroideries are eco-friendly, that way you don’t have to choose between that badass pearl snap and that fancy kale salad you’ve been eyeing. From there, he uploads the design into the machines computer, where it begins to take physical shape. After all the kinks have been worked out, it’s time for a test run. We put a shirt into the embroidery machine, tie her down, cross our fingers and hope for the best.

If there is one thing that is not lacking in this great city of Austin, it would have to be the abundance of musical talent that pours into town on a weekly basis. Musicians from near and far all hope to venture to the “Live Music Capitol of the World” to showcase their art and make a name for themselves. I always enjoy a great live set, and if it is teamed up with discovering some new artist who makes my booty shake, even better.

Thankfully for me, working at Triple Z Threadz leaves me in a rather prime location for whenever I’m able to catch a live set or two after closing time. South Congress has a number of historic venues and clubs that embody the whole reason why people love coming to this funky town of ours. So i wandered on up to C-Boys, a bit south of our shop located at 2008 South Congress Ave. After grabbing myself a double shot of whiskey, I make my way into the back to soak up the sprawling patio area they have here.

I’m greeted by a gentleman who’s very soft spoken, very put together and at the same time, appears nervous. His name is Dylan Bishop, and he’s performing next. Based out of the Dallas-Ft.Worth area, Dylan makes his round all over this great state, none more prevalent than his stints around Austin. His style of play could easily be compared to that of the legends Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mercy Baby, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, and Frankie Lee Sims. Him and his simple band setup produce such an abundance of sound and soul, it’s easy to get lost in his sets. Being a young man as well, it’s no doubt in my mind that this old soul is going to make it quite far in this business.

It never seems to get any easier. Every year, these holidays come and sneak up on us like a bat out of hell and we just have to roll with the punches to ensure that everyone we care for is going to be well represented in the gifts we find them. That’s usually where the trouble starts, the part where you actually have to go and find that perfect something. There’s no need to worry though, we got you all types of covered down here at Triple Z Threadz.

Now, anyone who knows us already can assume that we are definitely the home of the most badass embroidery for men AND women this side of the Mississippi. What you may not know, however, are all the other great products we offer to help make each visit into the shop one to remember. It all just depends on who or what you’re looking for. For that booze hound in your life, there’s never anything wrong with treating that special someone to a carry-on cocktail kit or flask. For that sweet gal in your life, we offer an assortment of locally crafted jewelry that’s sure to help her forget that you never remember to take out the trash.

We even offer an array of badass locally designed t-shirts for men and women, you know, to help keep that pearl snap nice and fresh (duh). You know what goes great with a t-shirt? A kick ass John Wayne Illuminidol candle, that’s what (or any of your other 21st century idols for that matter). If that doesn’t work, I’d have to suggest a personal favorite and go with that Christopher Walken in military garb pillow we both know you want (Bill Murray will also suffice).

If you don’t have the time to visit us in shop, no need to worry. For the holiday season you can also see a lot of our bad ass embroidery at both the Blue Jeanie and Armadillo Holiday Bazaar. That, or you could always drop us a line to have us assist you with whatever it is you might need this holiday season. Stay safe, love the ones you love, and most importantly, just keep being you.