resist dyeing

[ri-zist dahy-ing]

noun

1. a fabric-dyeing method in which a dye-resistant substance is applied to certain areas of the material before immersion in a dye bath and afterwards removed leaving the original color as a pattern against the dyed ground.

Example Sentences

The technique is a form of resist dyeing, in which thread is used or the textile is tied onto itself, to create knots that protect certain areas of the material from being dyed.

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The ikat technique of binding segments of bundles of yarn and resist dyeing is known in Central Asia as “abrbandi,” a Persian term that can be translated as “binding the clouds.”

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