tie-dyeing

noun

1. a process of hand-dyeing fabric, in which sections of the fabric are tightly bound, as with thread, to resist the dye solution, thereby producing a variegated pattern.

verb (used with object), tie-dyed, tie-dye·ing.

1. to dye (fabric) by tie-dyeing.

noun

2. tie-dyeing.
3. Informal. a fabric or garment dyed by tie-dyeing.

noun

1. a method of dyeing textiles to produce patterns by tying sections of the cloth together so that they will not absorb the dyeAlso called: tie-and-dye