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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
Colouring fabric while protecting selected areas so that they remain undyed or retain an earlier colour.
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Specification 6.8.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Decorative Textile Treatments and TechniquesResist dyeing protects selected parts of fabric while the exposed parts take up dye. This creates a pattern by controlling where colour cannot reach, rather than by drawing every coloured area directly.
Component 1
A dyeing method in which selected areas are protected from dye, for example by tight ties or wax, to create a pattern.
For resist dyeing, explain what prevents dye reaching the fabric: tight ties in tie and dye, or wax in batik.
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Tie and dye and batik are both resist dyeing methods. Their shared principle is to protect selected areas from dye, but ties compress the fabric whereas wax forms a barrier on it.
