to hand-dye
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5.7
- verb
- /hænd daɪ/
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teñir a mano
- This had been the piece, with its brilliant swirls of primary colors, each cloth prism meticulously hand-dyed for its stunning effect, to which I had surrendered two years earlier on my first visit to the Museum of the American Quilter's Society.
- hand-dyed fabric
- hand-dyed silk
- hand-dyed cotton
Examples
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The yarn is hand-dyed from String Theory in Blue Hill.
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Does this mean you hand dyed it and that's why you're stirring it with a spoon?
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Since wool takes dye easily, a skein in Natural or Oatmeal would be nice for experimenting with creating your own hand-dyed yarns.
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The inviting space is brightened with colorful hanks of yarn, many of which are made in small mills in the United States, or are hand-dyed by skilled craft persons, reflecting the owner's view on sustainability.
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She spent the afternoon hand-dyeing a scarf in vibrant colors.
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The artist hand-dyes each piece of fabric to create unique designs.
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After weeks of practice, he finally mastered the technique to hand-dye yarn.
Synonyms
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3.2
To put color on something to change how it looks
To color fabric all the way through so the color lasts
To dye wool or cloth so the color stays deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hand-dye comes from hand and dye, so it literally means to 'color' something 'by hand' rather than by machine. That's why hand-dyed fabrics often have small, unique color changes and a handmade feel.