Itajime shibori is a shaped-resist technique. Traditionally, the cloth is sandwiched between two pieces of wood, which are held in place with string. More modern textile artists can be found using shapes cut from acrylic or plexiglass and holding the shapes with C-clamps.
The definition of a conflagration is a massive destructive fire. An example of a conflagration is a large fire that burns up two houses. a big, destructive fire.
Example Sentences for paltry. The glare of the conflagration showed the Orangists by how paltry a force they had been surprised. He had dreamed of making a paltry five millions when the raid on the market had ended. You've got to swallow it because Uncle Dorgeroux's fame must be made to soar above all these paltry trifles. But it was not all this that made my paltry journalistic task a hard one.