Tie-dye is a modern-day term created in the mid-1960s in the United States for a set of longstanding resist-dyeing methods, and for the products of these types of processes. The process of tie-dye ordinarily consists of folding, twisting, pleating, or crimpling fabric or a item of clothing and binding with cord or elasticbands, followed by application of dye(s). The manipulations of the fabric prior to application of dye are termed resists, as they partially or completely hinder the applied dye ...