Tie-dye
Tie-dye is method of dyeing clothing popularized by members of the hippie subculture. Clothes are tied, either with string or rubber bands into some sort of pattern. Then the clothes are dyed, either by submerging them or by squirting dye solution onto them. Where the fabric is tied, some areas do not absorb dye, forming a pattern.
Shibori is a form of tie-dye which originated in Japan,
which has been practiced there since at least the eighth century.
Plangi and tritik are Malay-Indonesian words for methods related to tie-dye,
and banda is a term from India. Ikat is a method of tie-dying the warp or weft before the cloth is woven.
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