As the name suggests, the work involves tying and dyeing of fabrics. The work is available in different materials such as cotton, silk, chiffon, georgette, satin, etc. Rajasthan is famous for the fine form and abundant production of this famous technique. The tribal women in the state wear odhnis, made using this technique. The colours used in tie and dye are generally bright and contrasting. The tie and dye work has been in Rajasthan for several centuries. The discovery of dyes dates to ancient times, when our ancestors discovered that colours could be extracted from different parts of plants, leaves and flowers. Natural colours have been used throughout India, since historic times. The art of tie and dye was a part of trade, during the period of early trading. Some believe that the art was initially developed in Jaipur as ‘leheriya’; whereas some historians suggest that the art was brought to India by the Muslim Khatris from Sindh, who introduced it in Kutch. Even today, the Muslim Khatris are the largest community involved in the tie and dye business. The best places to see traditional tie and dye work in Rajasthan are Jodhpur and Sikar. Other places like Udaipur, Jaipur, Pali, Barmer are still in the process of reaching the same heights in tie and dye work. Source: www.discoveredindia.com/ This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience! Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected] To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=WildFilmsIndia Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com