Handdyeing
Handdyeing is the craft of applying color to textiles by hand, without the use of industrial-scale machinery. It encompasses a range of techniques that rely on manual manipulation of fabric and dye baths to create solid colors, variegated effects, patterns, and resist designs. The practice is commonly used on natural fibers such as cotton, wool, silk, and linen, though some blends and synthetics can also be dyed by hand with appropriate dyes and pretreatments.
Dyes used in handdyeing include reactive dyes for cellulose fibers, acid dyes for protein fibers, direct dyes
Techniques commonly employed include immersion dyeing (submerging fabric in a dye bath), hand painting and scrubbing
Process steps typically involve preparing the fiber (washing and scouring), selecting and preparing a dye, applying