Japanese tie-dye or stitch-resist technique. Usually on silk or cotton fabric using indigo dye. See bandhini, plangi, tie-dye.
A resist-dyeing technique. The original tie-dye
Both Shibori and tie dye are a type of resist, which use various methods of shaping, securing, stitching, folding, clamping and tying cloth before dyeing to create designs. The designs created by these processes have characteristically soft edges around the resisted areas.
refers to any of the Japanese processes by which fabric is gathered, sewn, tied, or manipulated before dyeing. The result is a pleasing blurred edge to the design and a slight wrinkle imprinted on the fabric.
a tie dye technique from Japan used to make elaborately patterned fabrics. The technique often involves wrapping and tying the fabric around a tube or pole and then dyeing.
ancient Japanese resist-dyeing method using sewing, binding and tying processes.
Shibori is a Japanese term for several methods of dyeing cloth with a pattern by binding, stitching, folding, twisting, or compressing it. Some of these methods are known in the West as tie-dye.
