Tie-dyeing
noun
1.
a process of hand-dyeing fabric, in which sections of the fabric are tightly bound, as with thread, to resist the dye solution, thereby producing a variegated pattern.
verb (used with object), tie-dyed, tie-dyeing.
1.
to dye (fabric) by tie-dyeing.
noun
2.
tie-dyeing.
3.
Informal. a fabric or garment dyed by tie-dyeing.
noun
1.
a method of dyeing textiles to produce patterns by tying sections of the cloth together so that they will not absorb the dye Also called tie-and-dye
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