What is tie-dyeing,

[bandhnu] A dyeing method in which the fabric is partially knotted so that it cannot be dyed.

According to the designed pattern effect, the cloth or garment pieces are bound by thread or rope in various ways and put into the dye solution. Because the dye can't penetrate, a natural special pattern is formed at the binding place.

You can also directly tie-dye the formed clothes.

There are two ways: thread loading and clip loading.

The former is like dew, quiet and elegant, while the latter is lively and fresh, with strong color contrast.

Generally, it can be used to make loose clothes, scarves and so on.

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Tie-dyeing, also known as twist dyeing, is an ancient tie-dyeing process and one of the traditional manual dyeing techniques in China.

According to historical records, as early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, knotted and dye-proof twisted valerian silk was produced in large quantities. At that time, the twisted Valeriana products had simple small clusters, such as butterflies, wintersweet and begonia. There are also overall patterns, such as "roe valerian" with white dots, "agate valerian" with larger dots and "deer fetus valerian" with purple spots, which are shaped like sika deer.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, tie-dyed products were widely used in women's wear. In The Postscript of Sou Shen, there are records of "purple" (that is, coat) and "green skirt", and "purple" refers to the coat with the pattern of "deer fetus".

The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's ancient culture, and twist fabrics were very popular and common. As we can see from the Tang poetry, the popular dress for women at that time was wearing "sapphire" and "flat-headed shoes".

In the court, twisted valerian with exquisite patterns was very popular, and "blue valerian clothes" became the basic fashion style in the Tang Dynasty.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Valeriana officinalis products were very popular in the Central Plains and northern regions.

Tie-dyeing is an ancient textile dyeing process in China. Dali calls it a pimple cloth and a pimple flower.

Its processing technology is to fold and bind the fabric, or sew and bind it, and then immerse it in color paste for dyeing. Dyeing is made of natural plants such as Radix Isatidis, which is harmless to human skin.

Various tie-dyeing methods combined with the use of various dyeing methods make the dyed patterns varied and have amazing artistic charm. Tie-dyeing has a history of about 1500 years in China.

The earliest existing physical object is the twisted valerian printed silk in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Tie-dyeing reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty, and it became fashionable for nobles to wear twist clothes.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, the tie-dyeing process was once banned by the imperial court because of its complicated process and labor consumption, which led to the decline or even disappearance of the tie-dyeing process.

However, the ethnic minorities in the southwest border still retain this ancient skill.

Besides China, Indian, Japanese, Cambodian, Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian and other countries also have tie-dyed handicrafts.

In 1970s, tie-dyeing became a popular handicraft, which was widely used in clothes, ties and wall hanging.

Traditional tie-dyeing process can develop from monochrome to multicolor effect by using multiple tie-dyeing processes on the same fabric.