A visual expression of happiness in fabric form, tie-dye, in all of its Technicolor glory, is the kind of mood boost we need now—particularly as we’ve been stuck in the same-old confines of home.

Resist-dyeing comes in many forms, from Indonesia’s wax-driven batik to the American tradition of tie-dye. In Japan, the prevailing resist-dyeing method is called shibori, which means “to wring” or ...

Wang Danfeng arranges dyed cloth flowers at a homestay in Luanchuan County of Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 13, 2024. Wang Danfeng has been interested in traditional Chinese culture ...

Batik has its origins in ancient Africa, where it was used as a form of storytelling and cultural expression. The technique ...

Artisan Duan Shukun works on a tie-dyeing product in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2016. As a traditional folk technique of the Bai ethnic group, tie dyeing was listed in 2006 into ...

NEW YORK – From tablecloths to duvet covers, iPhone cases to wallpaper and startling calf-skin wall hangings, the ancient Japanese resist-dying technique of shibori has gone mainstream. “The stillness ...

Dong Julan, a 60-year-old woman of Bai ethnic group, hangs the tie-dyeing cloth at Zhoucheng Village of Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 25, 2017. As a ...