Bandhani are a type of Indian tie-dye textiles. The fabric is made by pinching very small portions of cloth and tying them by plucking the cloth with the fingernails into many tiny bindings that form
Bandhani craft
Bandhani, tie-dye drying in Jaipur.
Group of women wearing bandhani sari, ca. 1855–1862.
Group of women dressed in bandhani sari c. 1855–1862.
Chiffon, from the French word chiffe which means "cloth or rag"; is a lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe yarns. Crepe yarn
The American actress Lillian Gish in morning dress in chiffon and lace in 1922