Name: John
Message: I was wanting to know how to tie-dye large quantities at a time. Is there special equipment avaliable to purchase? How many pieces can you tie-dye per run? I am very interested in learning about this. Thanks for the help!

I'm not interested in mechanized tie-dyeing, myself, but rather in the slower, more laborious use of tie-dyeing as a true art form, so I can't be of much help.

Cheap tie-dyes are produced either by hand in countries where people are willing to accept very low wages, or mimicked by the use of machine fabric-printing techniques.

Immersion dyeing is more economical for mass production than direct dye application, and could be scaled up by the use of large heated industrial dyebaths, but only one color at a time can be produced in this way. Multi-color immersion dyeing requires labor-intensive re-tying.