Method of Making Patterns on Clothes Using String

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Treasure Island, Group 1032, Puzzle 3 (Thwarted Mutiny).

Question is: Method of Making Patterns on Clothes Using String

and the answer is: TIEDYE

Word Meaning:

TIE — A knot; a fastening.

Definitions from Wiktionary.