The art of Dye Resist is a lost technique of sock dyeing that involves resisting the urge to actually dye your socks.
This involves staring intensely at the white socks, willing the color to come to you, and possibly whispering "just a little bit of color" over and over.
Side effects may include: eye strain, spontaneous combustion of the socks, and an existential crisis about the point of it all.