Shibori
A Japanese family of resist-dyeing methods in which cloth is folded, bound, stitched or clamped before dyeing.
Also: Japanese tie-dye
Shibori is the Japanese name for a range of resist techniques. The cloth is bound, stitched and gathered, folded and clamped, or wrapped around a pole, and then dipped in dye, usually indigo. Where the cloth is held, the dye does not enter, and soft or sharp patterns are left behind. It is related to Indian tie-dye such as bandhani and leheriya, but it uses different methods and has its own visual language. Some Indian makers now use shibori on cotton and silk sarees, often alongside local techniques, and the word appears on labels for that reason.