Traditional tie and dye techniques

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Traditional tie and dye techniques
A.Bruntlett 2007
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Exciting patterns and effects can be made by
tying fabric before it is dyed.
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The fabric stays the original colour where it is
tied but changes colour where it is not tied.
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This is called resist dyeing.
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Bandhani is a tie and dye technique from India.
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Small sections of fabric are tied with thread to
create designs and motifs.
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It takes many hours to tie the most intricate
patterns.
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Often more ties are added to the fabric before it
is dyed for a second or third time.
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Each tie keeps the fabric that is inside the
thread from changing to a new colour.
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When the ties are removed the you can see where
the dye could not reach the fabric.
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There are many different traditional ways of
tying fabric in India.
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In Udaipur the local name for tie and dye is
chundri.
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Another special name is leharia. This is an
effect that looks like waves across the fabric.
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Turbans in Rajasthan are often dyed with a
striped leharia pattern.
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Another traditional pattern is made from many
dots.
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A weak dye solution is mixed to mark out complex
patterns.
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Special metal frames are used to print out the
tying guides.
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Special metal frames are used to print out the
tying guides.
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The patterns are marked on the fabric.
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The gridlines will be used to show where to put
the ties.
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This is a design for a neckline on a kurta.
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Tying the fabric on the marks with fine thread.
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Tied and ready to dye.
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Measuring the dye for the fabric.
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Mixing the dye in water and heating to make the
dye bath.
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The dye bath ready to add the fabric.
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Dip dyeing the fabric in one colour.
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The first colour is ready.
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The dyed fabric is carefully rinsed ready for the
second colour.
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Tying the fabric and binding with polythene to
resist the second dye.
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Dip dyeing the fabric in the second colour.
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After the second dyeing the fabric it is rinsed
in cold water.
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The ties are not removed until the fabric is
sold, to show that it is genuine bandhani.
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Some examples of completed tie and dye fabric
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Some examples of completed tie and dye fabric
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Some examples of completed tie and dye fabric
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Some examples of completed tie and dye fabric
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Some examples of completed tie and dye fabric
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Some examples of completed tie and dye fabric.
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Some examples of completed tie and dye fabric
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Some examples of completed tie and dye fabric
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Some examples of completed tie and dye fabric
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Some examples of completed tie and dye fabric.
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Examples of bandhani on the webhttp//www.bomb
aymuseum.org/powm/textile/10.jpg
http//crafts.indianetzone.com/bandhani.htm