Traditional method

                               Shibori includes a form of tie-dye that originated in Japan. It has been practiced there since at least the eighth century. Shibori includes a number of labor-intensive resist techniques including stitching elaborate patterns and tightly gathering the stitching before dyeing, forming intricate designs for kimonos. Another shibori method is to wrap the fabric around a core of rope, wood or other material, and bind it tightly with string or thread. The areas of the fabric that are against the core or under the binding would remain undyed.

Tie-dye techniques have also been used for centuries in the Hausa region of West Africa, with renowned indigo dye pits located in and around Kano, Nigeria. The tie-dyed clothing is then richly embroidered in traditional patterns. It has been argued that the Hausa techniques were the inspiration for the hippie fashion.

Plangi and tritik are Malay-Indonesian words for methods related to tie-dye, and bandhna is a term from India. Ikat is a method of tie-dying the warp or weft before the cloth is woven


 Mudmee Tie-dye:
 
                   Mudmee tie-dye  is famous in Thailand and is being from mukmee silk This Mudmee tie-dye has unique shapes and patterns. These are Mostly seen in  the big markets of Bangkok and Thailand. The artists  in these regions  have marked their garments, keep their specific artistry.

                 There are very few vendors of these garments present in the United States.  

                   This type of tie-dye is characterized by its softer forms and bigger variety of shapes and patterns. Colors used are often subdued and many items are found that are restricted to only one or two colors. The use of black as a base color results in tones that are hardly seen in the traditional hippie-era tie dye.

                Another element that made the hippie-era tie-dye so recognizable - the big spiral - is hardly ever used by the mudmee tie-dye artist.