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The tie is called a geode tie, if you search Youtube you'll fine plenty of examples. You use waxed sinew as a resist. IMHO the keys areTie dampWrap the sinew around a thick dowel of piece of PVC pipe. You want to pull hard to lock in the sinew and create a resist. My lines are still far from perfect.Let the fabric dry and the ties will tighten.Put some soda ash solution in a spray bottle, spritz the fabric so that it's damp when you're ready to dye. It will break the surface tension and let the dye absorb.Needle bottles are helpful to control dye placement. I have a set that I got off of Amazon I load them by squeezing dye from my larger bottles into them. They're not necessary but smaller bottles usually give you more control.