Resist dyeing

The most common forms use wax, some type of paste made from starch or mud,[1] or a mechanical resist that manipulates the cloth such as tying or stitching.

A chemical-resisting agent is combined with dye Type A, and printed using the screenprint method and allowed to dry.

The earliest extant pieces of resist-dyed fabric were found in Egypt, dating to the 4th century AD.

[citation needed] Cloths used for mummy wrappings were sometimes coated with wax, scratched with a sharp stylus, and dyed with a mixture of blood and ashes.

[citation needed] In Africa, it was originally practiced by the Yoruba people in Nigeria, and the Soninke and Wolof in Senegal.