Leheria, which means “waves” in Hindi, is a tie-dyeing technique from Rajasthan. In this technique the fabric is rolled diagonally from one corner to the opposite selvedge, and then tied at the required intervals and dyed. The result is a pattern of lines going across the fabric.

For more complicated designs, the fabric can be folded four times before the diagonal rolling and after dyeing this reveals an up and down zigzag formation across the fabric.

When the fabric is folded and dipped into one dye to reveal lines going across the fabric in one direction, and then refolded and tied on the other diagonal, the second dyeing reveals a pattern of small checks or dots the size of a lentil across the fabric. This pattern is called Mothada (moth means lentil in Hindi).