Tie and dye work - Bandhani. The prosperous state of Gujarat and the princely land of Rajasthan have long been famous for the cultivation of cotton and the use of bright colours obtained through the dyeing process. 'Bandhna' and 'Bandha' are Sanskrit words meaning to tie By pinching up and resist tyeing areas of the fabric before dyeing circular designs may be produced. Rajasthan and Gujarat are famous for their production of fine and prolific Bandhani.

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Leheria technique is another very popular tie and dye method. These are elaborately tied, brightly dyed striped turbans and odhanis. Leheria in Hindi literally means waves. This is a method of resists dyeing whereby the material is rolled up and tied tightly at intervals, then dyed so that the sections that have been used remain undyed and the untied portions take the colour of the dyebath. Colour must penetrate right through the tightly rolled cloth so the leheria technique can only be applied to highly permeable, thin, loose cotton or silks. Different patterns like horizontal, strips, diagonal stripes, chequered patterns and multicoloured stripes can be obtained.