African Tie Dye Fabric #125 Black This process may be done

This process may be done multiple times

Vintage carved wooden bowl container with small leather tie from the Turkana tribe in Kenya

Traditionally made by the women of Mali

The fold create a resist area where the original color of the cloth is preserved

African Tie Dye Fabric #125 Black This process may be done100% cotton Bazin jacquard. Preshrunk. Machine wash and dry. This cloth begins as a solid colored piece which is then intricately folded. The folds are held in place by clamping, stitching or tying. The fold create a resist area where the original color of the cloth is preserved. The cloth is hand dipped into a dye bath, unfolded and retied or folded for another layer of color. Some pieces make as many as 5 trips to the dye bath before being rinsed,