Tie dye wool shawls stoles are great for every day use. They are tough and do not wear out easily. Women in India loosely wear it over the shoulders, upper body and arms, sometimes also over the head. These shawls are made of rough wool. The main colors used in the tie dye of this region are yellow, green, red and back - lighter colors are always dyed before the darker ones. The cloth may be the finest silk (the best tie dye is done on silk, for the weddings of the Khatri dyers' own daughters) or rough wool, but usually it is very permeable muslin which is folded in four before the tying process commences. This is supervised by the head of the family, but all the members, including the women and children, are involved. Those who actually tie the cloth grow a long nail on the little finger of the left hand, or wear a ring with a little blunt spike on it, with which they push the layers of cloth upwards from underneath to form a tiny peak.

Tie Dye Wool Shawls

Some details of coloring are spot dyed: yellow dots are often daubed with blue to make green, for example. Dyers in Kutch and Saurashtra commonly work with three or four different dye baths. The workers of Saurashtra origin generally produce patterns of fine spiraling dots in a single color on a deep red ground. The major textile crafts of the settled area of Kutch in Gujarat are Bandhani (tie and dye) and block printing. Coming from the Hindi word bandhan meaning to tie, this technique has a self explanatory name. Bandhani or Bandhej is the name of the tie and dye technique used commonly in the region.
The fabric is tied at various places with the help of a thread, in a way that it makes some pattern. After the tying is done, the fabric is dipped in the desired color. After it is completely dried, the ties are opened and the amazing designs come to reality. The threads prevent the tied area from absorbing the color and hence the desired pattern is realized. This also includes the resist dyed and printed ajrakh. It is a technique by which the very traditional looking colorful scarves and stoles are created. They have very special significance in marriages. The village weavers produced for the local community while the master craftsmen created specially for the royalty and the wealthy. In addition to shawls, many other apparel including salwar kurtas, lehenga cholis, kurtis etc are also made in tie and dye. In India wool shawls are worn for added warmth and fashion at outdoor or indoor evenings.