This intricate Japanese technique of pleating fabric before dyeing dates back to the eighth century. The traditional method calls for indigo dye, but you can find shibori in other shades of blue, too.

A visual expression of happiness in fabric form, tie-dye, in all of its Technicolor glory, is the kind of mood boost we need now—particularly as we’ve been stuck in the same-old confines of home.

Mr. Emmanuel Mensah and his assistant busily and skillfully remove yards of dyed cloth with the aid of sticks from metal barrels placed over burning firewood while they work assiduously towards the ...