Did you know that tie-dying originated in Japan?  It's called Shibori.  What seems like a lifetime ago, I was a Fiber Arts major.  (You ask, "What do you do with a degree in Fiber Arts?".  Currently... I am inspired by it & blog about it.  Previously I was an administrative assistant, a flooring sales consultant, an interior designer, a professional traveler, a resort worker, a customer service rep, a kitchen & bath designer, a free-lance artist... not necessarily in that order & some of them more than once).  The earliest know form was in the 8th century and was dyed using mainly indigo.  The very general definition is pattern resist dying by binding, stitching, folding, twisting, and compressing.  Most of us have tie-dyed a shirt at some point, but Shibori is a lot more involved.  While my roommates where taking math classes I was stitching fabric into patterns.  Look closely & you can see where the resist was done....

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