When I was first setting up the Try Handmade Market, long-time advocate of 1000 Markets Diana, of Dye Diana Dye, was one of the first people to jump in and let me know to ask her for any help I might need. It really made 1km start to feel like a friendly community to me.
Can you believe the detail in her shirts? Her shop tagline is incredibly appropriate: “it’s not your typical tiedye” — that’s for sure! Don’t get me wrong, I love regular tiedye, but this is a whole different animal, and the patterns are fascinating.
From Diana herself: I love dyeing things. There’s just something intensely satisfying to me about these Shibori resist techniques – particularly the hand-stitched ones – perhaps it satisfies the part of me that needs to embroider. Except this embroidery all gets pulled out, and leaves behind color magic.
Magic is right.
Diana says
October 28, 2009 at 8:02 pmThank you, Erika! What a wonderful write-up. :)
thebeadedlily says
October 28, 2009 at 8:31 pmRT @tryhandmade Dye Diana Dye http://bit.ly/3nyMTm
Stephanie Hughes says
October 29, 2009 at 5:51 amLove your blog and absolutely love Diane’s Dying. I am glad you shared with us. I also want to check out the handmade community. I am going to keep tabs on you! Stephanie
Matthew Trifiro says
November 9, 2009 at 2:55 pmHow'd I miss this awesome article on Dye Diana Dye? Read it now! http://bit.ly/2je4HJ
Harriet P says
November 9, 2009 at 3:05 pmRT @MatthewTrifiro: How'd I miss this awesome article on Dye Diana Dye? Read it now! http://bit.ly/2je4HJ her work is amazing!
Cheryl Cantwell says
November 9, 2009 at 3:35 pmEveryone needs truly special tie dye from Diana! When you say one of a kind, there’s no way any 2 could be alike!! My daughter loves hers.
Abby Horowitz says
November 9, 2009 at 6:23 pmThanks for all you do to support handmade, Erika! Diana is an amazing magical woman whose work sings with spirit and wild creativity. Her work is an inspiration.
Thank you for highlighting her!
Wendy Russell says
November 10, 2009 at 3:20 amDye Diana Dye is the shop to visit when life is feeling mundane and colorless. Diana’s work is not only wearable, but frameable! Thanks for sharing your talents with us. The Try Handmade blog is terrific!
Zecozi says
December 20, 2010 at 7:09 pmAmazing write-up on Dye Diana Dye. She is absolutely amazing. We 100% agree with Wendy Russell above in that Diana’s work is frameable! We reference it as “art disguised as unique and elegant woman’s clothing”. We are so proud to have someone like Diana as a Seller on Zecozi.com – We just made her our Seller of the Day. We hope that everyone reading this great article from Erika will take some time to get to know Dye Diana Dye. You won’t regret it. She’s amazing!
Best,
Ryan Taft
See the Dye Diana Dye Store on ZECOZI: http://www.zecozi.com//store/index/cf708ad2-c776-4f7b-8478-f64a420673c1
Christine @ Quilter's Diary says
April 30, 2012 at 9:57 pmThis is the best-looking tie dye I’ve ever seen, and I’ve done and seen a lot of tie dye thanks to our annual pilgrimage to family camp. The color palette alone would make these shirts exceptional, but the special images are even more impressive.