An ancient dye technique wherein cloth is folded and then clamped between two boards that have matching patterns of intaglio grooves carved into their interior surfaces. Dye poured into the matched cavities pools to color just that portion of the cloth; the rest of the cloth is so tightly clamped that the dye does not penetrate it. This process can be repeated with different dyes pooled in different cavities to create complex multicolored designs with undyed (resisted) outlines surrounding each color area.