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Clothes are dyed in multiple colours through boil dyeing at this factory in Meerut. Fabric is dyed in desired colours by putting the fabric in the steaming pot with colours preadded. This is a popular form of dying in many places in India. The fabric on boil is stirred with a wooden stick allowing for even distribution of the dyes. The finished products are then tested for quality before adding them in cool water and letting them dry. Notice the outside of the workplace with colourful women's clothing items hanging from strings. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion and F