dyeing
Immersing in pigment
Dyeing is the process of coloring fabric, yarn, or other materials by soaking them in pigment solutions.
The spelling distinguishes it from dying (expiring): She's been dyeing her hair since college.
Professional dyeing uses vats and chemical fixatives; home dyeing might involve tie-dye or natural dyes from plants.
Wax-resist fabric coloring
- indigoPlant-derived blue dye
- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- vatLarge liquid container
ikat · ombre · fabric · fiber · cotton · silk · linen · wool
Color's specific character
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- tintFaint color addition
- toneQuality of sound
- pigmentColor-imparting material
saturation · chroma · vibrant · pastel · earthy · neon · primary · secondary
batik
Wax-resist fabric coloring
- indigoPlant-derived blue dye
- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
vat · ikat · ombre · fabric · fiber · cotton · silk · linen · wool · garment
hue
Color's specific character
pigment · saturation · chroma · vibrant · pastel · earthy · neon · primary · secondary · complementary
aniline
Amino-benzene compound
logwood · henna · turmeric · safflower · marigold · walnut · iron · alum · chrome · copper
handspun
Fiber spun manually
speckled · self-striping · tonal · semisolid · gradient · colorway · custom · artisan
- color changetinting, fading, bleaching, darkening, lightening
- textile makingspinning, weaving, knitting, carding, looms
- coloring techniquestinting, staining, bleaching, pigmentation, color mixing
- cotton textilescotton, cotton gin, cotton mills, cotton yarn, cotton cloth
- dyeingmordants, exhaustion, dyehouse, exhaust, overdyeing
- fiber craftsyarn, wool, cotton, silk, linen
dyeingbleaching
Chemical color removal
stripping · whitening · decolorizing · fading · lightening
- hair dyeingPigmenting strands artificially
- egg dyeingTinting shells for holiday
- fabric dyeingApplying pigment to textiles
- dyeing processMethod for changing material hue
- hand dyeingManually tinting materials
dye, dyed, dyes, dyer, dyers, dyestuff, undyed, redye, dyeable