Here the color pattern is made by the dye in the threads or yarns which is dyed before weaving or knitting. Plaids, checkered or striped fabric are woven with this yarn to create the pattern.
Fabric made from yarn that has been dyed before being woven or knitted into a fabric. Yarn dyed fabrics tend to give a much better level of colourfastness and are almost always more expensive than their fabric-dyed equivalents.
a term used to describe a design or fabric which is constructed from, and coloured by means of, pre-dyed yarns.
A dyeing process where yarns are immersed in a coloring solution and then woven or knit to make fabric. The colors stay brighter longer. The yarns are dyed before weaving or knitting. 
Describing fabric that is woven or knitted from yarns already dyed rather than gray goods dyed after weaving, ie. Checked gingham, striped chambray, and any tartan. Wash according to fabric content.
(of fabrics) woven from yarns previously dyed (opposed to piece-dyed).