Tie-dye is a word used to describe a variety of resist-dyeing methods and the dyed products that come from these processes. Tie-dyeing usually involves folding, twisting, pleating, or crumpling cloth or a garment before tying it with string or rubber bands and applying dyes. Fabric manipulations before dye application are referred to as resists because they partly or fully block ('resist') the dye from coloring the cloth. The materials used for this technique are usually natural fabrics like cotton and silk, as they take in dyes more quickly than other types of fabrics.
